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Quince vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between quince and chestnut?

  • Chestnut is richer than quince in copper, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 38% more.
  • The glycemic index of quince is lower.

We used Quinces, raw and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -85.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +262.9%
Contains more IronIron +147.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +525%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +482.4%

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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +78%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +265.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +290.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +482.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quince Chestnut DV% diff.
Copper 0.13mg 0.472mg 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Potassium 197mg 715mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.233mg 15%
Vitamin C 15mg 26.7mg 13%
Iron 0.7mg 1.73mg 13%
Phosphorus 17mg 99mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.148mg 11%
Magnesium 8mg 54mg 11%
Folate 3µg 38µg 9%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.104mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.081mg 0.316mg 5%
Calories 57kcal 131kcal 4%
Calcium 11mg 46mg 4%
Carbs 15.3g 27.76g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.545g 3%
Protein 0.4g 2g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.731mg 3%
Fats 0.1g 1.38g 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.25mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 27mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.01g 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.476g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 13.4g 27.76g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 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 WaterWater +23%
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +1280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.4%
Contains more OtherOther +77.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 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 -96.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1222.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +990%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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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