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Chestnut vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and pilaf

  • Chestnut has more copper, vitamin C, and potassium, while pilaf has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Pilaf covers your daily need for sodium, 55% more than chestnut.
  • Chestnut contains 7 times more vitamin C than pilaf. While chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, pilaf contains only 4.1mg.
  • The amount of sodium in chestnut is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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%
Pilaf
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +184.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.4%
Contains more IronIron +41%
Contains more ZincZinc +304%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.882mg

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%
Pilaf
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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% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +551.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +307.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +738.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +457.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 59%
Sodium 27mg 1303mg 55%
Folate 38µg 212µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.603mg 38%
Copper 0.472mg 0.166mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 6.127mg 34%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 4.1mg 25%
Protein 2g 10.42g 17%
Carbs 27.76g 76.31g 16%
Potassium 715mg 188mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.4mg 13%
Calories 131kcal 359kcal 11%
Iron 1.73mg 2.44mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.715mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 154mg 8%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.01mg 7%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Magnesium 54mg 32mg 5%
Calcium 46mg 83mg 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.882mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.377g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.087mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Fats 1.38g 1.37g 0%
Net carbs 27.76g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.307g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.373g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.15mg 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
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more WaterWater +747.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +421%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +174.9%
Contains more OtherOther +443.7%
~equal in Fats ~1.37g

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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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44.6%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/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.