Chestnut vs. Hickory nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chestnut and hickory nut

Chestnut is higher in vitamin C; however, hickory nut are richer in manganese, fats, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
Hickory nut' daily need coverage for manganese is 163% higher.
Chestnut has 13 times more vitamin C than hickory nut. While chestnut has 26.7mg of vitamin C, hickory nut have only 2mg.
Chestnut has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, hickorynuts, dried.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chestnut

Hickory nut

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+64%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+220.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.6%
Contains more IronIron	+22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1624%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+239.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+439.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chestnut

Hickory nut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1235%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+485.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+452.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~40µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.854mg	4.61mg	163%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	21.886g	142%
Fats	1.38g	64.37g	97%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	32.611g	80%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.867mg	60%
Zinc	0.25mg	4.31mg	37%
Phosphorus	99mg	336mg	34%
Saturated fat	0.26g	7.038g	31%
Copper	0.472mg	0.738mg	30%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	1.746mg	29%
Magnesium	54mg	173mg	28%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	2mg	27%
Calories	131kcal	657kcal	26%
Fiber		6.4g	26%
Protein	2g	12.72g	21%
Selenium		8.1µg	15%
Potassium	715mg	436mg	8%
Iron	1.73mg	2.12mg	5%
Carbs	27.76g	18.25g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.192mg	3%
Calcium	46mg	61mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.131mg	2%
Sodium	27mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	0.907mg	1%
Folate	38µg	40µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	655kcal	517kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	7.7	N/A
Net carbs	27.76g	11.85g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.139mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.422mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.576mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	1.027mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.497mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.3mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.713mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.73mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.389mg	0%