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Chestnut vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chestnut and porridge

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, and folate; however, porridge has more iron.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chestnut is 48% higher.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than chestnut.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +980%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4368.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1080%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +560%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +89.1%
Contains more IronIron +116.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%

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%
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% 0.4% 0% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +316%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +345.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1692.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Porridge DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.04mg 48%
Manganese 0.854mg 0mg 37%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Iron 1.73mg 3.74mg 25%
Potassium 715mg 16mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.013mg 17%
Phosphorus 99mg 15mg 12%
Magnesium 54mg 5mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.055mg 8%
Folate 38µg 12µg 7%
Carbs 27.76g 10.52g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.025mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.071mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 50kcal 4%
Calcium 46mg 87mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.114g 3%
Fats 1.38g 0.21g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Sodium 27mg 6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.028g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.033g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.52mg 1%
Protein 2g 1.44g 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.13mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 10.02g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.078mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.033mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.9%
Contains more FatsFats +557.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.9%
Contains more OtherOther +222.7%
Contains more WaterWater +28.6%

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
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +378.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%

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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. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/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.