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Chestnut vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and shallot different?

  • Chestnut is richer in copper, manganese, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while shallot is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 43% more than shallot.
  • Chestnut contains 5 times more vitamin B2 than shallot. Chestnut contains 0.104mg of vitamin B2, while shallot contains 0.02mg.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than shallot (30).

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Shallots, raw types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.1%
Contains more IronIron +44.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +436.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +233.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +265.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.29mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Shallot DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.088mg 43%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.292mg 24%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 8mg 21%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Potassium 715mg 334mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.345mg 9%
Magnesium 54mg 21mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.06mg 7%
Iron 1.73mg 1.2mg 7%
Phosphorus 99mg 60mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.02mg 6%
Carbs 27.76g 16.8g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.039g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.2mg 3%
Calories 131kcal 72kcal 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.1g 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.014g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.017g 1%
Folate 38µg 34µg 1%
Sodium 27mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.29mg 1%
Calcium 46mg 37mg 1%
Protein 2g 2.5g 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.4mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +1280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more OtherOther +12.7%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1297.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.