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Chestnut vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and wafer different?

  • Chestnut is richer in vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, and manganese, while wafer is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for vitamin C, 30% more than wafer.
  • Chestnut contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than wafer. Chestnut contains 0.233mg of vitamin B6, while wafer contains 0.051mg.
  • Chestnut is lower in saturated fat.

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cookies, chocolate wafers 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%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +240.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.7%
Contains more IronIron +131.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +336%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~53mg
~equal in Copper ~0.463mg

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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +356.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +291%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +23.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Iron 1.73mg 4.01mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 4.153g 24%
Sodium 27mg 580mg 24%
Fats 1.38g 14.2g 20%
Saturated fat 0.26g 4.241g 18%
Calories 131kcal 433kcal 15%
Carbs 27.76g 72.7g 15%
Potassium 715mg 210mg 15%
Fiber 3.4g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.051mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 2.858mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.266mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 4.865g 11%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Protein 2g 6.6g 9%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.09mg 8%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.696mg 7%
Phosphorus 99mg 132mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.203mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Folate 38µg 47µg 2%
Calcium 46mg 31mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Copper 0.472mg 0.463mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.381mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 69.3g N/A
Magnesium 54mg 53mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +1414.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +230%
Contains more FatsFats +929%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +161.9%
Contains more OtherOther +181.7%

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
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +922.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +662%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.