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Chestnut vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and milk

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, magnesium, and folate, while milk has more vitamin B12.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 51% more than milk.
  • Milk has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of milk is 31, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +390.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +376.7%
Contains more IronIron +5666.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4620%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +171.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +68%
~equal in Phosphorus ~95mg

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%
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +686%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +529.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Milk DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.01mg 51%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.003mg 37%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Iron 1.73mg 0.03mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Potassium 715mg 150mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.037mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.02mg 11%
Magnesium 54mg 11mg 10%
Calcium 46mg 125mg 8%
Folate 38µg 5µg 8%
Carbs 27.76g 4.99g 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.185mg 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.093mg 4%
Calories 131kcal 42kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.035g 3%
Protein 2g 3.37g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.42mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.633g 2%
Phosphorus 99mg 95mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.361mg 1%
Fats 1.38g 0.97g 1%
Sodium 27mg 44mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +42.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +456.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.5%
Contains more WaterWater +31.9%
~equal in Other ~0.75g

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
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1457.1%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.