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Chestnut vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chestnut and liver

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B6 than chestnut.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 778% more.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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%
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +285.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +376.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184.7%
Contains more IronIron +935.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2588%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.4%

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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2011.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1053.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1410.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 18.67µg 778%
Vitamin A 1µg 5405µg 600%
Iron 1.73mg 17.92mg 202%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 2.196mg 161%
Selenium 67.5µg 123%
Cholesterol 0mg 355mg 118%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 4.774mg 89%
Zinc 0.25mg 6.72mg 59%
Protein 2g 26.02g 48%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 8.435mg 48%
Folate 38µg 163µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.57mg 26%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.3mg 24%
Phosphorus 99mg 241mg 20%
Copper 0.472mg 0.634mg 18%
Potassium 715mg 150mg 17%
Magnesium 54mg 14mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.258mg 9%
Carbs 27.76g 3.76g 8%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.41g 5%
Fats 1.38g 4.4g 5%
Calcium 46mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 23.6mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 1.05g 3%
Calories 131kcal 165kcal 2%
Sodium 27mg 49mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 3.76g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.63g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A

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
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +638.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1201%
Contains more FatsFats +218.8%
Contains more OtherOther +111.3%
~equal in Water ~64.32g

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
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.7%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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