Lotus seeds vs. Castanea crenata — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lotus seeds and castanea crenata

Lotus seeds have more phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B1, and folate; however, castanea crenata is higher in vitamin C and copper.
Lotus seeds cover your daily phosphorus needs 79% more than castanea crenata.
Castanea crenata contains 4 times less magnesium than lotus seeds. Lotus seeds contain 210mg of magnesium, while castanea crenata contains 49mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, lotus seeds, dried and Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw.

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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.

Lotus seeds

Castanea crenata

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+328.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+425.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+315.8%
Contains more IronIron	+143.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+769.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.7%

Contains more CopperCopper

+60.6%

~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

~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.

Lotus seeds

Castanea crenata

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+313.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+122.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+121.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.5mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	626mg	72mg	79%
Magnesium	210mg	49mg	38%
Manganese	2.318mg	1.591mg	32%
Potassium	1368mg	329mg	31%
Vitamin C	0mg	26.3mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.629mg	0.283mg	27%
Protein	15.41g	2.25g	26%
Iron	3.53mg	1.45mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.64mg	0.344mg	25%
Copper	0.35mg	0.562mg	24%
Folate	104µg	47µg	14%
Calcium	163mg	31mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.851mg	0.206mg	13%
Carbs	64.47g	34.91g	10%
Calories	332kcal	154kcal	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.166g	0.138g	7%
Fats	1.97g	0.53g	2%
Saturated fat	0.33g	0.078g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.163mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.6mg	1.5mg	1%
Net carbs	64.47g	34.91g	N/A
Zinc	1.05mg	1.1mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.388g	0.278g	0%
Tryptophan	0.221mg	0.032mg	0%
Threonine	0.747mg	0.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.765mg	0.111mg	0%
Leucine	1.215mg	0.139mg	0%
Lysine	0.985mg	0.147mg	0%
Methionine	0.267mg	0.054mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.767mg	0.088mg	0%
Valine	0.991mg	0.134mg	0%
Histidine	0.43mg	0.056mg	0%