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Radicchio vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between radicchio and water chestnuts

  • Radicchio has more vitamin K, folate, vitamin E, and iron; however, water chestnuts are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, fiber, manganese, and potassium.
  • Radicchio covers your daily vitamin K needs 212% more than water chestnuts.
  • Water chestnuts have 10 times less iron than radicchio. Radicchio has 0.57mg of iron, while water chestnuts have 0.06mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Radicchio, raw and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 5.7% 27% 21% 114% 17% 17% 2.9% 18% 4.9%
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 CalciumCalcium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +850%
Contains more ZincZinc +24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +93.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.326mg

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 27% 0.33% 45% 0% 4% 6.5% 4.8% 16% 13% 0% 638% 45% 5.9%
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 CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84966.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +775%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +475.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +232.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radicchio Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Vitamin K 255.2µg 0.3µg 212%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.328mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.2mg 13%
Folate 60µg 16µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.14mg 10%
Potassium 302mg 584mg 8%
Fiber 0.9g 3g 8%
Manganese 0.138mg 0.331mg 8%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 1.2mg 7%
Carbs 4.48g 23.94g 6%
Iron 0.57mg 0.06mg 6%
Choline 10.9mg 36.2mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.255mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.269mg 0.479mg 4%
Calories 23kcal 97kcal 4%
Vitamin C 8mg 4mg 4%
Phosphorus 40mg 63mg 3%
Copper 0.341mg 0.326mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 22mg 2%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 11mg 1%
Protein 1.43g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.25g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.58g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 4.8g N/A
Sodium 22mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.062mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 93%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 93.14 g
Other: 0.7 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 +150%
Contains more WaterWater +26.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +434.4%
Contains more OtherOther +57.1%
~equal in Protein ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 6% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 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 +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +155.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.7%

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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. Radicchio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/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.