Chestnut vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are chestnut and tofu different?
- Chestnut is richer in copper, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while tofu is higher in iron and calcium.
- Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 45% more than chestnut.
- Chestnut contains 267 times more vitamin C than tofu. Chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, while tofu contains 0.1mg.
- Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than tofu (15).
Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate 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 | +80% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +490.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +144.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +41.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +660.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +209.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +220% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -74.1% |
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 | +26600% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +82.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +274.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +364.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +395.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +153.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 1.73mg | 5.36mg | 45% |
| Copper | 0.472mg | 0.193mg | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 26.7mg | 0.1mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 350mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 715mg | 121mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 8.9µg | 16% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.545g | 2.699g | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.233mg | 0.047mg | 14% |
| Protein | 2g | 8.08g | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.854mg | 0.605mg | 11% |
| Carbs | 27.76g | 1.87g | 9% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.148mg | 0.081mg | 6% |
| Folate | 38µg | 15µg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 54mg | 30mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.25mg | 0.8mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.316mg | 0.068mg | 5% |
| Fats | 1.38g | 4.78g | 5% |
| Choline | 28.8mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.104mg | 0.052mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.731mg | 0.195mg | 3% |
| Calories | 131kcal | 76kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.26g | 0.691g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.476g | 1.056g | 1% |
| Sodium | 27mg | 7mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 27.76g | 1.57g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.62g | N/A | |
| Phosphorus | 99mg | 97mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.022mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.071mg | 0.402mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.079mg | 0.435mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.118mg | 0.713mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.118mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.047mg | 0.108mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.084mg | 0.428mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.112mg | 0.446mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.055mg | 0.221mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1384.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +304% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +246.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +24.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -62.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +121.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +395.2% |