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Chestnut vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and quince?

  • Chestnut is richer than quince in copper, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 38% more.
  • Chestnut has 13 times more folate than quince. While chestnut has 38µg of folate, quince has only 3µg.
  • The glycemic index of quince is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Quinces, raw types in this article.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +262.9%
Contains more IronIron +147.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +525%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +482.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%

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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +78%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +265.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +290.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +482.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Quince DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.13mg 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Potassium 715mg 197mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.04mg 15%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 15mg 13%
Iron 1.73mg 0.7mg 13%
Phosphorus 99mg 17mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.02mg 11%
Magnesium 54mg 8mg 11%
Folate 38µg 3µg 9%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.081mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 57kcal 4%
Calcium 46mg 11mg 4%
Carbs 27.76g 15.3g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.05g 3%
Protein 2g 0.4g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.2mg 3%
Fats 1.38g 0.1g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.04mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.01g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.036g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 13.4g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 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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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +1280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.4%
Contains more OtherOther +77.5%
Contains more WaterWater +23%

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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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1222.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +990%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.