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Chestnut vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chestnut and true morels

  • Chestnut is higher in manganese, potassium, and magnesium; however, true morels are richer in iron, vitamin D, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 131% higher.
  • Chestnut has 3 times more magnesium than true morels. While chestnut has 54mg of magnesium, true morels have only 19mg.
  • True morels have a lower glycemic index (32) than chestnut (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Mushrooms, morel, raw.

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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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +184.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.5%
Contains more IronIron +604%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +712%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
~equal in Calcium ~43mg

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 0% 0% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut True morels DV% diff.
Iron 1.73mg 12.18mg 131%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 30%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Copper 0.472mg 0.625mg 17%
Zinc 0.25mg 2.03mg 16%
Phosphorus 99mg 194mg 14%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.587mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 2.252mg 10%
Potassium 715mg 411mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.205mg 8%
Magnesium 54mg 19mg 8%
Carbs 27.76g 5.1g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.136mg 7%
Folate 38µg 9µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.069mg 7%
Calories 131kcal 31kcal 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Protein 2g 3.12g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.44mg 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.57g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.065g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.052g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.433g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 2.3g N/A
Calcium 46mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Sodium 27mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g 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% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +142.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +444.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56%
Contains more WaterWater +31.5%
Contains more OtherOther +125.4%

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
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +815.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.