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Chestnut vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chestnut and tomatoes

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, iron, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B1; however, tomatoes are richer in vitamin A.
  • Chestnut covers your daily copper needs 46% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes have 7 times less manganese than chestnut. Chestnut has 0.854mg of manganese, while tomatoes have 0.114mg.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of tomatoes is 23.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +390.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.7%
Contains more IronIron +540.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +649.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +447.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +255.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Tomato DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.059mg 46%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.114mg 32%
Iron 1.73mg 0.27mg 18%
Potassium 715mg 237mg 14%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 13.7mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.08mg 12%
Phosphorus 99mg 24mg 11%
Magnesium 54mg 11mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.037mg 9%
Carbs 27.76g 3.89g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.019mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Folate 38µg 15µg 6%
Calories 131kcal 18kcal 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 42µg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.089mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Calcium 46mg 10mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.083g 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.2g 2%
Protein 2g 0.88g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.031g 1%
Sodium 27mg 5mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.17mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.594mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.028g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.014mg 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
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.3%
Contains more FatsFats +590%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +613.6%
Contains more OtherOther +39.2%
Contains more WaterWater +38.7%

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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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1435.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +556.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.2%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.