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Eggplant vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between eggplant and water chestnuts?

  • The amount of copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, phosphorus, and choline in water chestnuts is higher than in eggplant.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 27% more.

We used Eggplant, raw and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw types 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +283.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +212.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +259%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +440.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +424.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Copper 0.081mg 0.326mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.328mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.2mg 13%
Potassium 229mg 584mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.14mg 8%
Carbs 5.88g 23.94g 6%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 1.2mg 6%
Phosphorus 24mg 63mg 6%
Choline 6.9mg 36.2mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.479mg 4%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.331mg 4%
Calories 25kcal 97kcal 4%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.3µg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Magnesium 14mg 22mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 1mg 2%
Folate 22µg 16µg 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.06mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.98g 1.4g 1%
Sodium 2mg 14mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.88g 20.94g N/A
Calcium 9mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 3.53g 4.8g N/A
Fiber 3g 3g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +25.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +307.1%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.5%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients
  2. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.