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Chestnut vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chestnut and garlic?

  • Chestnut is richer in copper, potassium, folate, and magnesium, yet garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 77% higher.
  • Chestnut has 13 times more folate than garlic. Chestnut has 38µg of folate, while garlic has 3µg.
  • Garlic has a lower glycemic index than chestnut.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Garlic, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +293.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +364%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +95.8%
~equal in Iron ~1.7mg

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%
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +430%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 1.235mg 77%
Manganese 0.854mg 1.672mg 36%
Selenium 14.2µg 26%
Copper 0.472mg 0.299mg 19%
Calcium 46mg 181mg 14%
Protein 2g 6.36g 9%
Potassium 715mg 401mg 9%
Folate 38µg 3µg 9%
Phosphorus 99mg 153mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.16mg 8%
Magnesium 54mg 25mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.596mg 6%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 31.2mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.2mg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Carbs 27.76g 33.06g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.249g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.089g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.011g 1%
Calories 131kcal 149kcal 1%
Fats 1.38g 0.5g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 30.96g N/A
Iron 1.73mg 1.7mg 0%
Sugar 1g N/A
Sodium 27mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.113mg 0%

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
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +176%
Contains more WaterWater +16.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +218%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.1%
Contains more OtherOther +111.3%

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
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4227.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.