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Chestnut vs. Corn raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and corn raw different?

  • Chestnut is richer in copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6, while corn raw is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B3.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 46% more than corn raw.
  • Chestnut contains 23 times more calcium than corn raw. Chestnut contains 46mg of calcium, while corn raw contains 2mg.

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Corn, sweet, yellow, raw types were used in this article.

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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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.8%
Contains more IronIron +232.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +774.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +423.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +84%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +292.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +10.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.155mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Corn raw DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.054mg 46%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.163mg 30%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 6.8mg 22%
Iron 1.73mg 0.52mg 15%
Potassium 715mg 270mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.093mg 11%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.717mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 1.77mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.055mg 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Magnesium 54mg 37mg 4%
Calcium 46mg 2mg 4%
Carbs 27.76g 18.7g 3%
Protein 2g 3.27g 3%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Calories 131kcal 86kcal 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.46mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 9µg 1%
Sodium 27mg 15mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.155mg 1%
Phosphorus 99mg 89mg 1%
Folate 38µg 42µg 1%
Fats 1.38g 1.35g 0%
Net carbs 27.76g 16.7g N/A
Sugar 6.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.325g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.432g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.487g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.129mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g 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% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
Contains more OtherOther +12.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.5%
Contains more WaterWater +11.6%
~equal in Fats ~1.35g

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
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.432g

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/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.