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Chestnut vs. Watermelon seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chestnut and watermelon seeds

  • Chestnut has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, watermelon seeds are higher in magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Watermelon seeds cover your daily magnesium needs 110% more than chestnut.
  • Chestnut has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried.

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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 368% 16% 57% 273% 229% 279% 324% 13% 211% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +853.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.4%
Contains more IronIron +320.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3996%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +662.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89%
~equal in Potassium ~648mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 48% 33% 67% 21% 21% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +385.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.346mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Watermelon seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 28.094g 184%
Magnesium 54mg 515mg 110%
Phosphorus 99mg 755mg 94%
Zinc 0.25mg 10.24mg 91%
Fats 1.38g 47.37g 71%
Iron 1.73mg 7.28mg 69%
Protein 2g 28.33g 53%
Saturated fat 0.26g 9.779g 43%
Manganese 0.854mg 1.614mg 33%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Copper 0.472mg 0.686mg 24%
Calories 131kcal 557kcal 21%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 3.55mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 7.407g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.089mg 11%
Folate 38µg 58µg 5%
Carbs 27.76g 15.31g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.145mg 3%
Sodium 27mg 99mg 3%
Potassium 715mg 648mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.346mg 1%
Calcium 46mg 54mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 15.31g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.39mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 1.112mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 1.342mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 2.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.887mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.834mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 2.031mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.775mg 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
28% 47% 15% 5% 4%
Protein: 28.33 g
Fats: 47.37 g
Carbs: 15.31 g
Water: 5.05 g
Other: 3.94 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1249.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1316.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3332.6%
Contains more OtherOther +454.9%

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
22% 16% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.779 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.407 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1456.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5054.9%

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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. Watermelon seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169407/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.