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Sun-dried tomato vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sun-dried tomato and water chestnuts

  • Sun-dried tomato is richer than water chestnuts in vitamin C, iron, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B2, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for sun-dried tomato is 109% higher.
  • Water chestnuts contain less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained 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 58% 14% 138% 101% 158% 21% 60% 35% 61% 16%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +268.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +327.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168%
Contains more IronIron +4366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +56%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%

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 339% 21% 0% 0% 48% 88% 68% 29% 74% 0% 0% 17% 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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2445%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.479mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.328mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sun-dried tomato Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Vitamin C 101.8mg 4mg 109%
Iron 2.68mg 0.06mg 33%
Potassium 1565mg 584mg 29%
Fats 14.08g 0.1g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.663g 0.002g 22%
Copper 0.473mg 0.326mg 16%
Vitamin B3 3.63mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.383mg 0.2mg 14%
Magnesium 81mg 22mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 0.043g 13%
Sodium 266mg 14mg 11%
Fiber 5.8g 3g 11%
Phosphorus 139mg 63mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.893g 0.026g 8%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Choline 36.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Protein 5.06g 1.4g 7%
Manganese 0.466mg 0.331mg 6%
Calories 213kcal 97kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.14mg 4%
Selenium 3µg 0.7µg 4%
Calcium 47mg 11mg 4%
Zinc 0.78mg 0.5mg 3%
Folate 23µg 16µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.319mg 0.328mg 1%
Carbs 23.33g 23.94g 0%
Net carbs 17.53g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 0.479mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.185mg 0%
Lysine 0.186mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.131mg 0%
Valine 0.13mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 23% 54% 4%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 14.08 g
Carbs: 23.33 g
Water: 53.83 g
Other: 3.7 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 ProteinProtein +261.4%
Contains more FatsFats +13980%
Contains more OtherOther +236.4%
Contains more WaterWater +36.5%
~equal in Carbs ~23.94g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 69% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.663 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 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 +433050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4690.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Sun-dried tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169384/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.