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Beechnuts vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beechnuts and chestnut different?

  • Beechnuts are richer in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B1, while chestnut is higher in phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin C.
  • Beechnuts cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 35% more than chestnut.
  • Beechnuts contain 22 times more saturated fat than chestnut. Beechnuts contain 5.719g of saturated fat, while chestnut contains 0.26g.

Nuts, beechnuts, dried 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 90% 92% 223% 9.8% 0% 5% 175% 0%
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 PotassiumPotassium +42.2%
Contains more IronIron +42.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +44%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.9%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 52% 0% 0% 0% 76% 86% 16% 56% 158% 0% 0% 85%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 89% 0% 0.33% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +256.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +193.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +197.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +72.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beechnuts Chestnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 20.089g 0.545g 130%
Fats 50g 1.38g 75%
Monounsaturated fat 21.892g 0.476g 54%
Vitamin B6 0.684mg 0.233mg 35%
Saturated fat 5.719g 0.26g 25%
Calories 576kcal 131kcal 22%
Copper 0.67mg 0.472mg 22%
Manganese 1.341mg 0.854mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.371mg 0.104mg 21%
Folate 113µg 38µg 19%
Phosphorus 0mg 99mg 14%
Magnesium 0mg 54mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.304mg 0.148mg 13%
Vitamin C 15.5mg 26.7mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.925mg 0.316mg 12%
Potassium 1017mg 715mg 9%
Iron 2.46mg 1.73mg 9%
Protein 6.2g 2g 8%
Calcium 1mg 46mg 5%
Carbs 33.5g 27.76g 2%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.25mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.877mg 0.731mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 929kcal 655kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 17g 76g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 7.3 3.9 N/A
Net carbs 33.5g 27.76g N/A
Sodium 38mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.069mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.367mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.367mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.146mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.262mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.346mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 50% 34% 7% 4%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 50 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 6.6 g
Other: 3.7 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 +210%
Contains more FatsFats +3523.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.7%
Contains more OtherOther +421.1%
Contains more WaterWater +932.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 46% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.719 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.892 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 20.089 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4499.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3586.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

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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. Beechnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170161/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.