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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3300% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1297.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.5% |