Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Nuts
  4. Chestnut
  5. Compare
  6. Chestnut vs. Quinoa

Chestnut vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are chestnut and quinoa different?

  • Chestnut is richer in copper, vitamin C, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B6, while quinoa is higher in zinc and phosphorus.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 31% more than quinoa.

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Quinoa, cooked types were used in this article.

Infographic

Chestnut vs Quinoa infographic
Infographic link

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%
Quinoa
Quinoa
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +315.7%
Contains more IronIron +16.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +145.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +336%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.1%

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%
Quinoa
Quinoa
3
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% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +10.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Quinoa DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.192mg 31%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Potassium 715mg 172mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.631mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.123mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 152mg 8%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.09mg 8%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 6%
Protein 2g 4.4g 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 1.078g 4%
Iron 1.73mg 1.49mg 3%
Calcium 46mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.107mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.412mg 2%
Magnesium 54mg 64mg 2%
Carbs 27.76g 21.3g 2%
Folate 38µg 42µg 1%
Calories 131kcal 120kcal 1%
Sodium 27mg 7mg 1%
Fats 1.38g 1.92g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.231g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.528g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 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
Quinoa
Quinoa
4
4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +120%
Contains more FatsFats +39.1%
~equal in Water ~71.61g
~equal in Other ~0.77g

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
Quinoa
Quinoa
3
13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.8%

People also compare

Chestnut
Chestnut vs Almonds
Almonds
Chestnut
Chestnut vs Brazil nut
Brazil nut
Chestnut
Chestnut vs Cashew
Cashew
Quinoa
Quinoa vs Rice
Rice
Quinoa
Quinoa vs Couscous
Couscous
Quinoa
Quinoa vs Brown rice
Brown rice

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. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/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.