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Pastry vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and chestnut different?

  • Pastry is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and iron, while chestnut is higher in copper, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, and manganese.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 47% more than chestnut.
  • Pastry contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than chestnut. Pastry contains 4.168mg of vitamin B3, while chestnut contains 0.731mg.
  • Chestnut is lower in saturated fat.

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
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%
Contains more IronIron +48%
Contains more ZincZinc +112%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1072.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +314%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%

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.
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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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +470.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +105.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1009.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Chestnut DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 1.38g 56%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.476g 53%
Selenium 24.2µg 44%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.26g 43%
Copper 0.114mg 0.472mg 40%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.545g 29%
Calories 551kcal 131kcal 21%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.731mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.148mg 21%
Potassium 61mg 715mg 19%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.854mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.233mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.104mg 14%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 13%
Protein 7.3g 2g 11%
Sodium 249mg 27mg 10%
Iron 2.56mg 1.73mg 10%
Folate 78µg 38µg 10%
Magnesium 16mg 54mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 99mg 6%
Carbs 45.1g 27.76g 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.316mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 46mg 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.25mg 3%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 27.76g N/A
Sugar 0.74g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +265%
Contains more FatsFats +2660.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.5%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%
Contains more WaterWater +701.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4437.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +798%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/nutrients
  2. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.