Almonds vs Chestnuts: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is More Calories in Almonds
At first glance, you can see that in almonds is much more calories than in chestnuts.
Almonds has 579 kcal per 100g and chestnuts 213 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 172%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in almonds cames from fat and in chestnuts from carbs.
See tables below to compare almonds with chestnuts in details.
Fact 2: Almonds And Chestnuts Nutrition Difference
Chestnuts vs Almonds: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Almonds | Chestnuts |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 579 | 213 |
| Carbohydrates | 21.55 g | 45.54 g |
| Fat | 49.93 g | 2.26 g |
| Dietary fiber | 12.5 g | 8.1 g |
| Protein | 21.15 g | 2.42 g |
| Calcium | 269 mg | 27 mg |
| Iron | 3.71 mg | 1.01 mg |
| Magnessium | 270 mg | 32 mg |
| Phosphorus | 481 mg | 93 mg |
| Potassium | 733 mg | 518 mg |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 3 mg |
| Zink | 3.12 mg | 0.52 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.205 mg | 0.238 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 1.138 mg | 0.168 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 3.618 mg | 1.179 mg |
| Vitaminium B5 | 0.47 mg | 0.509 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.137 mg | 0.376 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 44 mg | 62 mg |
More protein in almonds
It is aslo easy to see see that in almonds is more protein than in chestnuts.
There is 2.42g per 100g of chestnuts and 21.15g per 100g of almonds so using simple math we can see that difference is about 774%.
Less carbohydrates in almonds
In almonds is less carbohydrates than in chestnuts.
There is 45.54g/100g of carbohydrates in chestnuts and 21.55g/100g in almonds so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 111%.
More fat in almonds
In almonds is more fats than in chestnuts.
The tables above show us that there is 2.26g/100g of fats in chestnuts and 49.93g/100g in almonds. In this case difference is about 2109%.
Almonds
579kcal- Calories579
- Carbohydrates21.55 g
- Fat49.93 g
- Dietary fiber12.5 g
- Protein21.15 g
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 14% CARBS.
- 14% PROTEIN
- 72% FAT
Chestnuts
213kcal- Calories213
- Carbohydrates45.54 g
- Fat2.26 g
- Dietary fiber8.1 g
- Protein2.42 g
100g | ounce | single piece | handfull | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 86% CARBS
- 5% PROTEIN
- 10% FAT
Vitamins: chestnuts vs almonds
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine): chestnuts 16% more than almonds
- Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin): almonds 577% more than chestnuts
- Vitaminium B3 (Niacin): almonds 207% more than chestnuts
- Vitaminium B5: chestnuts 8% more than almonds
- Vitaminium B6: chestnuts 174% more than almonds
- Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid): chestnuts 41% more than almonds
Minerals: almonds vs chestnuts
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy eating and living style promoter
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