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Chestnut vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and soft serve?

  • Chestnut is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet soft serve is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 49% more.
  • Chestnut has 171 times more manganese than soft serve. While chestnut has 0.854mg of manganese, soft serve has only 0.005mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chestnut is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chestnut is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +304%
Contains more IronIron +723.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1473.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16980%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.2%

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%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +202%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +669.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +385.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Soft serve DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.03mg 49%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.005mg 37%
Saturated fat 0.26g 7.46g 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0.8mg 29%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Iron 1.73mg 0.21mg 19%
Vitamin A 1µg 162µg 18%
Fats 1.38g 13g 18%
Potassium 715mg 177mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.048mg 14%
Magnesium 54mg 12mg 10%
Calcium 46mg 131mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 3.49g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.049mg 8%
Folate 38µg 9µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.182mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 222kcal 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Protein 2g 4.1g 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.095mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.506mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Carbs 27.76g 22.2g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.52mg 2%
Phosphorus 99mg 116mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.46g 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 61mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25%
Contains more WaterWater +14%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105%
Contains more FatsFats +842%
Contains more OtherOther +26.8%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +633.2%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.