Chestnut vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and peanuts different?

Chestnut is richer in vitamin C, while peanuts are higher in copper, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B5.
Peanuts cover your daily need for copper, 75% more than chestnut.
Chestnut is lower in saturated fat.
Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than peanuts (13).

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Peanuts, all types, raw 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.

Chestnut

Peanut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+164.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+142.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1208%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+279.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+126.5%

~equal in Potassium ~705mg

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

Peanut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+332.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1550.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+459.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+49.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+531.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	15.558g	100%
Copper	0.472mg	1.144mg	75%
Fats	1.38g	49.24g	74%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	12.066mg	71%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	24.426g	60%
Vitamin E		8.33mg	56%
Folate	38µg	240µg	51%
Protein	2g	25.8g	48%
Manganese	0.854mg	1.934mg	47%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.64mg	41%
Phosphorus	99mg	376mg	40%
Iron	1.73mg	4.58mg	36%
Fiber		8.5g	34%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	0mg	30%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	1.767mg	29%
Magnesium	54mg	168mg	27%
Zinc	0.25mg	3.27mg	27%
Saturated fat	0.26g	6.279g	27%
Calories	131kcal	567kcal	22%
Selenium		7.2µg	13%
Choline		52.5mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.348mg	9%
Calcium	46mg	92mg	5%
Carbs	27.76g	16.13g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.135mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	655kcal	220kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	27.76g	7.63g	N/A
Potassium	715mg	705mg	0%
Sugar		4.72g	N/A
Sodium	27mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.25mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.883mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.907mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	1.672mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.926mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.317mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	1.377mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	1.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.652mg	0%