Chestnut vs. Hazelnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chestnut and hazelnut

Chestnut is higher in vitamin C; however, hazelnut is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
Hazelnut's daily need coverage for manganese is 231% higher.
Chestnut has 4 times more vitamin C than hazelnut. While chestnut has 26.7mg of vitamin C, hazelnut has only 6.3mg.
Chestnut has less saturated fat.
Hazelnut has a lower glycemic index (15) than chestnut (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts.

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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.

Chestnut

Hazelnut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+201.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+147.8%
Contains more IronIron	+171.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+265.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+880%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+192.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+623.1%

~equal in Potassium ~680mg

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.

Chestnut

Hazelnut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+323.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+334.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+141.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+197.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.113mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.854mg	6.175mg	231%
Copper	0.472mg	1.725mg	139%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	45.652g	113%
Vitamin E		15.03mg	100%
Fats	1.38g	60.75g	91%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	7.92g	49%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.643mg	41%
Fiber		9.7g	39%
Iron	1.73mg	4.7mg	37%
Phosphorus	99mg	290mg	27%
Protein	2g	14.95g	26%
Magnesium	54mg	163mg	26%
Calories	131kcal	628kcal	25%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.563mg	25%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	6.3mg	23%
Zinc	0.25mg	2.45mg	20%
Folate	38µg	113µg	19%
Saturated fat	0.26g	4.464g	19%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.918mg	12%
Vitamin K		14.2µg	12%
Choline		45.6mg	8%
Calcium	46mg	114mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	1.8mg	7%
Carbs	27.76g	16.7g	4%
Selenium		2.4µg	4%
Potassium	715mg	680mg	1%
Sodium	27mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.113mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	655kcal	420kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	16g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	12	N/A
Net carbs	27.76g	7g	N/A
Sugar		4.34g	N/A
Starch		0.48g	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.193mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.497mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.545mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	1.063mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.42mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.221mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.663mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.701mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.432mg	0%
Fructose		0.07g	0%