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Castanea crenata vs. Alfalfa seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between castanea crenata and alfalfa seeds

  • Castanea crenata has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin B6, carbs, potassium, vitamin B3, and iron, while alfalfa seeds have more vitamin B5.
  • Castanea crenata covers your daily need for manganese 61% more than alfalfa seeds.
  • Castanea crenata contains 17 times more carbs than alfalfa seeds. While castanea crenata contains 34.91g of carbs, alfalfa seeds contain only 2.1g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw and Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 35% 9.3% 29% 54% 187% 30% 31% 1.8% 208% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 9.6% 7% 36% 52% 25% 30% 0.78% 25% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +316.5%
Contains more IronIron +51%
Contains more CopperCopper +258%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +746.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~32mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~70mg

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.
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 88% 0% 0.67% 0% 86% 38% 28% 12% 65% 0% 0% 35%
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 27% 0% 2.7% 0.4% 19% 29% 9% 34% 7.8% 0% 76% 27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +220.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +732.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Castanea crenata Alfalfa seeds DV% diff.
Manganese 1.591mg 0.188mg 61%
Copper 0.562mg 0.157mg 45%
Vitamin K 30.5µg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.344mg 0.076mg 22%
Vitamin C 26.3mg 8.2mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.034mg 19%
Carbs 34.91g 2.1g 11%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Calories 154kcal 23kcal 7%
Potassium 329mg 79mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.206mg 0.563mg 7%
Iron 1.45mg 0.96mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.481mg 6%
Magnesium 49mg 27mg 5%
Protein 2.25g 3.99g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.126mg 3%
Folate 47µg 36µg 3%
Choline 14.4mg 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.92mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.138g 0.409g 2%
Vitamin A 2µg 8µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.278g 0.056g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.5g 17g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 684kcal 58kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 65g 435g N/A
Fats 0.53g 0.69g 0%
Net carbs 34.91g 0.2g N/A
Calcium 31mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Phosphorus 72mg 70mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.078g 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.032mg 0%
Threonine 0.09mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.143mg 0%
Leucine 0.139mg 0.267mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.054mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.134mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 35% 61%
Protein: 2.25 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 61.41 g
Other: 0.9 g
4% 2% 93%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 2.1 g
Water: 92.82 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1562.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.3%
Contains more FatsFats +30.2%
Contains more WaterWater +51.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 56% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.278 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.138 g
13% 10% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.409 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +396.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.4%

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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. Castanea crenata - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169413/nutrients
  2. Alfalfa seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168384/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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