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Wheat vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat and chestnut?

  • Wheat is higher in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, yet chestnut is higher in vitamin C.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for manganese is 94% more.
  • Wheat has 17 times more zinc than chestnut. While wheat has 4.16mg of zinc, chestnut has only 0.25mg.

We used Wheat, durum 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +103.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1564%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +413.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +252.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.9%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +821.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +195.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~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 Wheat Chestnut DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.854mg 94%
Phosphorus 508mg 99mg 58%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.731mg 38%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.25mg 36%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.148mg 23%
Protein 13.68g 2g 23%
Iron 3.52mg 1.73mg 22%
Magnesium 144mg 54mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.233mg 14%
Carbs 71.13g 27.76g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.316mg 12%
Calories 339kcal 131kcal 10%
Copper 0.553mg 0.472mg 9%
Potassium 431mg 715mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.545g 3%
Fats 2.47g 1.38g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.104mg 1%
Calcium 34mg 46mg 1%
Folate 43µg 38µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.26g 1%
Sodium 2mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 27.76g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.476g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 ProteinProtein +584%
Contains more FatsFats +79%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.2%
Contains more OtherOther +150.7%
Contains more WaterWater +522.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.4%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.