Chestnut vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and tofu?

Chestnut is higher in vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, and copper, yet tofu is higher in calcium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, and iron.
Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 64% more.
Chestnut has 134 times more vitamin C than tofu. While chestnut has 26.7mg of vitamin C, tofu has only 0.2mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chestnut is lower.
The glycemic index of tofu is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate 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.

Chestnut

Tofu

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+201.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1384.8%
Contains more IronIron	+53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+528%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+91.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+38.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~58mg

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.

Chestnut

Tofu

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+13250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+153.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.102mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	46mg	683mg	64%
Selenium		17.4µg	32%
Protein	2g	17.27g	31%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	0.2mg	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	4.921g	29%
Manganese	0.854mg	1.181mg	14%
Potassium	715mg	237mg	14%
Phosphorus	99mg	190mg	13%
Zinc	0.25mg	1.57mg	12%
Iron	1.73mg	2.66mg	12%
Fats	1.38g	8.72g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.092mg	11%
Copper	0.472mg	0.378mg	10%
Fiber		2.3g	9%
Carbs	27.76g	2.78g	8%
Saturated fat	0.26g	1.261g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.133mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	1.925g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	0.381mg	2%
Folate	38µg	29µg	2%
Calories	131kcal	144kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.158mg	1%
Sodium	27mg	14mg	1%
Magnesium	54mg	58mg	1%
Net carbs	27.76g	0.48g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg		0%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.102mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.235mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.785mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	1.392mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.883mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.835mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.87mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.431mg	0%