Tahini vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tahini and chestnut?

Tahini is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, fats, zinc, calcium, and protein, yet chestnut is higher in vitamin C.
Tahini's daily need coverage for copper is 126% more.
Tahini has 39 times more fats than chestnut. While tahini has 53.76g of fats, chestnut has only 1.38g.
The amount of saturated fat in chestnut is lower.

We used Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted, and toasted kernels (most common type) and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Tahini

Chestnut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+826.1%
Contains more IronIron	+417.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+241.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1748%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+639.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+70.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Tahini

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+724.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+645.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	23.564g	0.545g	153%
Copper	1.61mg	0.472mg	126%
Iron	8.95mg	1.73mg	90%
Phosphorus	732mg	99mg	90%
Vitamin B1	1.22mg	0.148mg	89%
Fats	53.76g	1.38g	81%
Selenium	34.4µg		63%
Monounsaturated fat	20.302g	0.476g	50%
Zinc	4.62mg	0.25mg	40%
Calcium	426mg	46mg	38%
Fiber	9.3g		37%
Saturated fat	7.529g	0.26g	33%
Protein	17g	2g	30%
Vitamin C	0mg	26.7mg	30%
Vitamin B3	5.45mg	0.731mg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.473mg	0.104mg	28%
Manganese	1.456mg	0.854mg	26%
Calories	595kcal	131kcal	23%
Folate	98µg	38µg	15%
Magnesium	95mg	54mg	10%
Potassium	414mg	715mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.316mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.149mg	0.233mg	6%
Choline	25.8mg		5%
Sodium	115mg	27mg	4%
Carbs	21.19g	27.76g	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	350kcal	655kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	11.89g	27.76g	N/A
Sugar	0.49g		N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.372mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.706mg	0.071mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	0.079mg	0%
Leucine	1.302mg	0.118mg	0%
Lysine	0.545mg	0.118mg	0%
Methionine	0.561mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.901mg	0.084mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.112mg	0%
Histidine	0.5mg	0.055mg	0%