Chestnut vs. Almonds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chestnut and almonds

Chestnut has more vitamin C; however, almonds are richer in vitamin B2, copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iron, calcium, and vitamin B3.
Almonds' daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 80% more.
Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of almonds is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, almonds.

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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.

Chestnut

Almonds

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+484.8%
Contains more IronIron	+114.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+118.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1148%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+385.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+155.2%

~equal in Potassium ~733mg

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.

Chestnut

Almonds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+994.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+394.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E		25.63mg	171%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	1.138mg	80%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	12.329g	79%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	31.551g	78%
Fats	1.38g	49.93g	75%
Copper	0.472mg	1.031mg	62%
Manganese	0.854mg	2.179mg	58%
Phosphorus	99mg	481mg	55%
Magnesium	54mg	270mg	51%
Fiber		12.5g	50%
Protein	2g	21.15g	38%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	0mg	30%
Zinc	0.25mg	3.12mg	26%
Iron	1.73mg	3.71mg	25%
Calories	131kcal	579kcal	22%
Calcium	46mg	269mg	22%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	3.618mg	18%
Saturated fat	0.26g	3.802g	16%
Choline		52.1mg	9%
Selenium		4.1µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.137mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.205mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.471mg	3%
Carbs	27.76g	21.55g	2%
Folate	38µg	44µg	2%
Potassium	715mg	733mg	1%
Sodium	27mg	1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	655kcal	274kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	12	N/A
Net carbs	27.76g	9.05g	N/A
Sugar		4.35g	N/A
Starch		0.72g	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.015g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.211mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.601mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.751mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	1.473mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.568mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	1.132mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.855mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.539mg	0%
Fructose		0.11g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		12.32g	N/A