Chestnut vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and pecan

Chestnut has more vitamin C, while pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, and iron.
Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 159% more than chestnut.
Chestnut contains 24 times more vitamin C than pecan. While chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, pecan contains only 1.1mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chestnut is lower.
Pecan has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan is 10, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, pecans.

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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

Pecan

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+74.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+124.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+52.2%
Contains more IronIron	+46.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+154.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1712%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+179.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+426.9%

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

Pecan

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2327.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+345.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.854mg	4.5mg	159%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	21.614g	140%
Fats	1.38g	71.97g	109%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	40.801g	101%
Copper	0.472mg	1.2mg	81%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.66mg	43%
Zinc	0.25mg	4.53mg	39%
Fiber		9.6g	38%
Calories	131kcal	691kcal	28%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	1.1mg	28%
Saturated fat	0.26g	6.18g	27%
Phosphorus	99mg	277mg	25%
Magnesium	54mg	121mg	16%
Protein	2g	9.17g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.863mg	11%
Iron	1.73mg	2.53mg	10%
Potassium	715mg	410mg	9%
Vitamin E		1.4mg	9%
Selenium		3.8µg	7%
Choline		40.5mg	7%
Carbs	27.76g	13.86g	5%
Folate	38µg	22µg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	1.167mg	3%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Calcium	46mg	70mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.13mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.21mg	2%
Sodium	27mg	0mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	655kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	10	N/A
Net carbs	27.76g	4.26g	N/A
Sugar		3.97g	N/A
Starch		0.46g	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.093mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.306mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.336mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.598mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.287mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.426mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.411mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.262mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%