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Chestnut vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and pear

  • The amount of copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and folate in chestnut is higher than in pear.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 43% more than pear.
  • Chestnut contains 18 times more manganese than pear. While chestnut contains 0.854mg of manganese, pear contains only 0.048mg.
  • Pear has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pear is 38, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Pears, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +671.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +411.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +516.4%
Contains more IronIron +861.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +475.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +725%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1679.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%

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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +520.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +354%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +544.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +703.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +442.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Pear DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.082mg 43%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.048mg 35%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 4.3mg 25%
Iron 1.73mg 0.18mg 19%
Potassium 715mg 116mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.029mg 16%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Phosphorus 99mg 12mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.012mg 11%
Magnesium 54mg 7mg 11%
Folate 38µg 7µg 8%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.026mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.049mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 57kcal 4%
Calcium 46mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Carbs 27.76g 15.23g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.161mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.094g 3%
Protein 2g 0.36g 3%
Fats 1.38g 0.14g 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.1mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.022g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.084g 1%
Sodium 27mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 9.75g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.002mg 0%

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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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +455.6%
Contains more FatsFats +885.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.3%
Contains more OtherOther +129%
Contains more WaterWater +23.2%

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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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +479.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.