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Chestnut vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chestnut and pita

  • Chestnut has more copper, vitamin C, potassium, manganese, vitamin B6, and magnesium; however, pita has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chestnut is 34% higher.
  • Chestnut is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than chestnut.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +495.8%
Contains more IronIron +23.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +181%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87%
Contains more ZincZinc +236%
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +585.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +193%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Pita DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.168mg 34%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Sodium 27mg 536mg 22%
Potassium 715mg 120mg 18%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.481mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.034mg 15%
Protein 2g 9.1g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.267mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 2.142mg 9%
Carbs 27.76g 55.7g 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Calories 131kcal 275kcal 7%
Magnesium 54mg 26mg 7%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.84mg 5%
Iron 1.73mg 1.4mg 4%
Calcium 46mg 86mg 4%
Folate 38µg 24µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.397mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.105g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.097mg 1%
Fats 1.38g 1.2g 0%
Net carbs 27.76g 53.5g N/A
Phosphorus 99mg 97mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.166g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.535g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.195mg 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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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +15%
Contains more WaterWater +112.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +355%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.6%
Contains more OtherOther +167.6%

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
Pita
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +353.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.535g

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.