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Prunes vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between prunes and chestnut

  • Prunes have more vitamin A, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, chestnut is richer in vitamin C, manganese, copper, iron, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 29% more.
  • Prunes contain 46 times more vitamin A than chestnut. Prunes contain 781IU of vitamin A, while chestnut contains 17IU.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of prunes is 29.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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.
Prunes
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
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 ZincZinc +76%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.7%
Contains more IronIron +86%
Contains more CopperCopper +68%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185.6%
~equal in Calcium ~46mg
~equal in Potassium ~715mg

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.
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
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 AVitamin A +3800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Chestnut DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 26.7mg 29%
Fiber 7.1g 28%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.854mg 24%
Copper 0.281mg 0.472mg 21%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Carbs 63.88g 27.76g 12%
Iron 0.93mg 1.73mg 10%
Folate 4µg 38µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.148mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.731mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.104mg 6%
Calories 240kcal 131kcal 5%
Phosphorus 69mg 99mg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 1µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.545g 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Magnesium 41mg 54mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.233mg 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.25mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Fats 0.38g 1.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.316mg 2%
Potassium 732mg 715mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Sodium 2mg 27mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.476g 1%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.26g 1%
Protein 2.18g 2g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 27.76g N/A
Calcium 43mg 46mg 0%
Sugar 38.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 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 CarbsCarbs +130.1%
Contains more OtherOther +271.8%
Contains more FatsFats +263.2%
Contains more WaterWater +120.4%
~equal in Protein ~2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +798.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +779%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.

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