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Chestnut vs. Ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chestnut and ham

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, and vitamin C; however, ham is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Ham covers your daily sodium needs 51% more than chestnut.
  • Chestnut has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of chestnut is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted.

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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 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +285.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.1%
Contains more IronIron +16.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +497.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1481.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1052%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98%

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 0% 0% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +450.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Ham DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.754mg 51%
Sodium 27mg 1203mg 51%
Copper 0.472mg 0.079mg 44%
Protein 2g 20.93g 38%
Selenium 19.5µg 35%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.054mg 35%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.65µg 27%
Zinc 0.25mg 2.88mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 4.023mg 21%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Choline 85.1mg 15%
Phosphorus 99mg 196mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.4mg 13%
Potassium 715mg 287mg 13%
Magnesium 54mg 14mg 10%
Carbs 27.76g 1.5g 9%
Folate 38µg 3µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.202mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.81g 7%
Fats 1.38g 5.53g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 2.62g 5%
Calcium 46mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 32IU 4%
Iron 1.73mg 1.48mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.403mg 2%
Calories 131kcal 145kcal 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 1.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.54g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.904mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.75mg 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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21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1750.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +946.5%
Contains more FatsFats +300.7%
Contains more OtherOther +515.5%
~equal in Water ~67.67g

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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36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +450.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.54g

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/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.