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Chestnut vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and pork

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, and vitamin C, while pork has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Pork covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 61% more than chestnut.
  • Chestnut contains 95 times more manganese than pork. While chestnut contains 0.854mg of manganese, pork contains only 0.009mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chestnut is lower.
  • Pork has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork is 0, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Pork
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69%
Contains more IronIron +98.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +546.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9388.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +856%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148.5%

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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4350%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +492.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +589.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.877mg 61%
Protein 2g 27.32g 51%
Copper 0.472mg 0.073mg 44%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.009mg 37%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0.6mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 5.037mg 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Saturated fat 0.26g 5.23g 23%
Phosphorus 99mg 246mg 21%
Fats 1.38g 13.92g 19%
Zinc 0.25mg 2.39mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.464mg 18%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.321mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 6.19g 14%
Iron 1.73mg 0.87mg 11%
Carbs 27.76g 0g 9%
Potassium 715mg 423mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.698mg 8%
Folate 38µg 5µg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Calories 131kcal 242kcal 6%
Magnesium 54mg 28mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 1.2g 4%
Calcium 46mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 62mg 2%
Net carbs 27.76g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 1.067mg 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
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1266%
Contains more FatsFats +908.7%
Contains more OtherOther +25.4%

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
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1200.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.2%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.