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Chestnut vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and steak different?

  • Chestnut is richer in copper, vitamin C, and potassium, while steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 92% more than chestnut.
  • Chestnut is lower in saturated fat.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than steak (0).

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +134.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +455.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +38.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2436%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.6%

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%
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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 0% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +604.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.2µg 92%
Selenium 31.8µg 58%
Zinc 0.25mg 6.34mg 55%
Protein 2g 24.85g 46%
Copper 0.472mg 0.085mg 43%
Saturated fat 0.26g 8.443g 37%
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 5.149mg 28%
Fats 1.38g 19.02g 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 78mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 9.171g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.5mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.301mg 15%
Potassium 715mg 279mg 13%
Carbs 27.76g 0g 9%
Phosphorus 99mg 163mg 9%
Folate 38µg 6µg 8%
Iron 1.73mg 2.4mg 8%
Calories 131kcal 271kcal 7%
Magnesium 54mg 23mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 6%
Calcium 46mg 12mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.896g 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Sodium 27mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 6IU 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g 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
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22.6%
Contains more OtherOther +31.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1142.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1278.3%

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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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1826.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.4%

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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. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/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.