Chestnut vs. Macadamia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chestnut and macadamia

Chestnut has more vitamin C and potassium; however, macadamia is richer in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Macadamia's daily need coverage for manganese is 142% more.
Chestnut contains 22 times more vitamin C than macadamia. Chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, while macadamia contains 1.2mg.
Chestnut contains less saturated fat.
Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of macadamia is 10.

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

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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

Macadamia

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+94.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+84.8%
Contains more IronIron	+113.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+420%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+89.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+383.7%

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

Macadamia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2125%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+245.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+707.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+238.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	58.877g	146%
Manganese	0.854mg	4.131mg	142%
Fats	1.38g	75.77g	114%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	1.195mg	87%
Saturated fat	0.26g	12.061g	54%
Fiber		8.6g	34%
Copper	0.472mg	0.756mg	32%
Calories	131kcal	718kcal	29%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	1.2mg	28%
Iron	1.73mg	3.69mg	25%
Magnesium	54mg	130mg	18%
Phosphorus	99mg	188mg	13%
Protein	2g	7.91g	12%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	2.473mg	11%
Potassium	715mg	368mg	10%
Zinc	0.25mg	1.3mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.758mg	9%
Selenium		3.6µg	7%
Folate	38µg	11µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	1.502g	6%
Carbs	27.76g	13.82g	5%
Calcium	46mg	85mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.162mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.275mg	3%
Sodium	27mg	5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	655kcal	908kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	5	N/A
Net carbs	27.76g	5.22g	N/A
Sugar		4.57g	N/A
Starch		1.05g	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.37mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.602mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.018mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.023mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.665mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.363mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.195mg	0%
Fructose		0.07g	0%