Peanut vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and chestnut different?

Peanuts are richer in copper, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B5, while chestnut is higher in vitamin C.
Peanuts cover your daily need for copper, 75% more than chestnut.
Peanuts contain 24 times more saturated fat than chestnut. Peanuts contain 6.279g of saturated fat, while chestnut contains 0.26g.
Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than peanuts (13).

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

Peanut

Chestnut

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%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Potassium ~715mg

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.

Peanut

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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