Brown rice vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and chestnut different?

Brown rice is richer in vitamin B3 and manganese, while chestnut is higher in copper, vitamin C, potassium, iron, vitamin B6, and folate.
Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 41% more than brown rice.
Brown rice contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than chestnut. Brown rice contains 2.561mg of vitamin B3, while chestnut contains 0.731mg.
Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than chestnut (54).

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked 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.

Brown rice

Chestnut

Contains more ZincZinc	+184%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+731.4%
Contains more IronIron	+208.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+345.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.

Brown rice

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+250.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+322.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.106mg	0.472mg	41%
Vitamin C	0mg	26.7mg	30%
Potassium	86mg	715mg	19%
Iron	0.56mg	1.73mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	0.731mg	11%
Selenium	5.8µg		11%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.233mg	8%
Folate	9µg	38µg	7%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.854mg	5%
Magnesium	39mg	54mg	4%
Calcium	3mg	46mg	4%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.104mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.148mg	3%
Choline	9.2mg		2%
Sodium	4mg	27mg	1%
Phosphorus	103mg	99mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Carbs	25.58g	27.76g	1%
Protein	2.74g	2g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.545g	1%
Fats	0.97g	1.38g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.316mg	1%
Calories	123kcal	131kcal	0%
Net carbs	23.98g	27.76g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.26g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	0.476g	0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.071mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.079mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.118mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.118mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.084mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.112mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.055mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A