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Chestnut vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and nori?

  • Chestnut is higher in copper, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus, yet nori is higher in vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin C, zinc, and manganese.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 104% more.
  • Chestnut has 27 times more magnesium than nori. While chestnut has 54mg of magnesium, nori has only 2mg.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Seaweed, laver, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +320%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.7%
~equal in Iron ~1.8mg

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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +46.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +284.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 260µg 29%
Folate 38µg 146µg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.446mg 26%
Copper 0.472mg 0.264mg 23%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 39mg 14%
Magnesium 54mg 2mg 12%
Potassium 715mg 356mg 11%
Carbs 27.76g 5.11g 8%
Protein 2g 5.81g 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.05mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.159mg 6%
Phosphorus 99mg 58mg 6%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.988mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 1.47mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 35kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.521mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.098mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.11g 3%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Fats 1.38g 0.28g 2%
Calcium 46mg 70mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 48mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.061g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.025g 1%
Iron 1.73mg 1.8mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 0.49g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g 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
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +392.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +443.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.5%
Contains more WaterWater +24.8%
Contains more OtherOther +431%

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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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1804%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +395.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.5%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.