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Chestnut vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and salsa different?

  • Chestnut is higher in copper, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, salsa is richer in vitamin A and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chestnut is 42% higher.
  • Chestnut contains 7 times more vitamin C than salsa. While chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, salsa contains only 4mg.
  • Chestnut has less sodium.

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and USDA Commodity, salsa are the varieties used 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 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +391.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +29.5%

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.7%
~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 Salsa DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.096mg 42%
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 4mg 25%
Sodium 27mg 430mg 18%
Potassium 715mg 270mg 13%
Phosphorus 99mg 30mg 10%
Magnesium 54mg 16mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.05mg 8%
Carbs 27.76g 7g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.149mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 6%
Iron 1.73mg 2.24mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.03mg 6%
Folate 38µg 19µg 5%
Calories 131kcal 36kcal 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 28µg 3%
Calcium 46mg 12mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.107g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 1.08mg 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.2g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.17mg 1%
Protein 2g 1.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.029g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.016g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 5.6g N/A
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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more FatsFats +590%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +296.6%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%
Contains more OtherOther +125.4%

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +409.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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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

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.