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Chestnut vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chestnut and gratin

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, and magnesium; however, gratin has more calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chestnut is 35% higher.
  • Gratin has 5 times less manganese than chestnut. Chestnut has 0.854mg of manganese, while gratin has 0.161mg.
  • Chestnut is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter.

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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 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.6%
Contains more IronIron +170.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +195%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +430.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +176%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.1%

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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +169.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Gratin DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.16mg 35%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.161mg 30%
Saturated fat 0.26g 4.733g 20%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 9.9mg 19%
Sodium 27mg 433mg 18%
Iron 1.73mg 0.64mg 14%
Fats 1.38g 7.59g 10%
Potassium 715mg 396mg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Magnesium 54mg 20mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.064mg 7%
Calcium 46mg 119mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Folate 38µg 11µg 7%
Vitamin A 1µg 64µg 7%
Protein 2g 5.06g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.174mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Carbs 27.76g 11.27g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 2.149g 4%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.69mg 4%
Phosphorus 99mg 113mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.993mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.276g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.116mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.387mg 1%
Calories 131kcal 132kcal 0%
Net carbs 27.76g 9.47g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.151mg 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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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +146.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +153%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more OtherOther +193%
~equal in Water ~74g

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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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +351.5%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.