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Chestnut vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chestnut and vegetable

  • Chestnut has more copper, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1; however, vegetable is higher in vitamin A.
  • Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 85% more than chestnut.
  • Vegetable contains 8 times less vitamin C than chestnut. Chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, while vegetable contains 3.2mg.
  • The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled,, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +323.1%
Contains more IronIron +111%
Contains more CopperCopper +468.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +96%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +734.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Vegetable DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.083mg 43%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 3.2mg 26%
Vitamin A 1µg 214µg 24%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.379mg 21%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Fiber 4.4g 18%
Potassium 715mg 169mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.074mg 12%
Iron 1.73mg 0.82mg 11%
Magnesium 54mg 22mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 51mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.071mg 6%
Folate 38µg 19µg 5%
Carbs 27.76g 13.09g 5%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.072g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.151mg 3%
Calories 131kcal 65kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Calcium 46mg 25mg 2%
Protein 2g 2.86g 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.15g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.49mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.031g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.01g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.851mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Sodium 27mg 35mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +820%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43%
Contains more WaterWater +22.1%
~equal in Other ~0.67g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4660%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +656.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.