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Chestnut vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chestnut and fruitcake

  • Chestnut is higher than fruitcake in copper, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 47% higher.
  • Chestnut has 53 times more vitamin C than fruitcake. While chestnut has 26.7mg of vitamin C, fruitcake has only 0.5mg.
  • Chestnut has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +367.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +844%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.2%
Contains more IronIron +19.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5240%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +406.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +90%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.099mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.791mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Fruitcake DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.05mg 47%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0.5mg 29%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.22mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 3.323g 19%
Potassium 715mg 153mg 17%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.046mg 14%
Fats 1.38g 9.1g 12%
Carbs 27.76g 61.6g 11%
Calories 131kcal 324kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 4.2g 9%
Magnesium 54mg 16mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.05mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Folate 38µg 20µg 5%
Iron 1.73mg 2.07mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.048g 4%
Sodium 27mg 101mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Protein 2g 2.9g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.226mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 46mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.099mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.791mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +169.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45%
Contains more FatsFats +559.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.9%
Contains more OtherOther +54.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +782.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +509.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients
  2. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.