Chestnuts vs Pistachios: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Less Calories in Chestnuts
At first glance, you can see that in chestnuts is much less calories than in pistachios.
Chestnuts has 213 kcal per 100g and pistachios 557 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 162%.
In chestnuts and in pistachios most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare chestnuts with pistachios in details.
Chestnuts And Pistachios Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
pistachios - 162% more than chestnuts - Carbohydrates:
chestnuts - 63% more than pistachios - Fat:
pistachios - 1866% more than chestnuts - Dietary fiber:
pistachios - 27% more than chestnuts - Protein:
pistachios - 751% more than chestnuts
Pistachios vs Chestnuts: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Chestnuts | Pistachios |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 213 | 557 |
| Carbohydrates | 45.54 g | 27.97 g |
| Fat | 2.26 g | 44.44 g |
| Dietary fiber | 8.1 g | 10.3 g |
| Protein | 2.42 g | 20.6 g |
| Calcium | 27 mg | 107 mg |
| Iron | 1.01 mg | 4.15 mg |
| Magnessium | 32 mg | 121 mg |
| Phosphorus | 93 mg | 376 mg |
| Potassium | 518 mg | 1025 mg |
| Sodium | 3 mg | 1 mg |
| Zink | 0.52 mg | 2.2 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.238 mg | 0.87 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.168 mg | 0.16 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 1.179 mg | 1.3 mg |
| Vitaminium B5 | 0.509 mg | 0.52 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.376 mg | 1.7 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 62 mg | 51 mg |
| Vitaminium C | 43 mg | 5 mg |
Less protein in chestnuts
It is aslo easy to see see that in chestnuts is less protein than in pistachios.
There is 20.6g per 100g of pistachios and 2.42g per 100g of chestnuts so using simple math we can see that difference is about 751%.
More carbohydrates in chestnuts
In chestnuts is more carbohydrates than in pistachios.
There is 27.97g/100g of carbohydrates in pistachios and 45.54g/100g in chestnuts so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 63%.
Less fat in chestnuts
In chestnuts is less fats than in pistachios.
The tables above show us that there is 44.44g/100g of fats in pistachios and 2.26g/100g in chestnuts. In this case difference is about 1866%.
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
Pistachios
557kcal- Calories557
- Carbohydrates27.97 g
- Fat44.44 g
- Dietary fiber10.3 g
- Protein20.6 g
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup | handful without the hutshell
Calories source
- 19% CARBS
- 14% PROTEIN
- 67% FAT
Vitamins: pistachios vs chestnuts
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
pistachios - 266% more than chestnuts - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
chestnuts - 5% more than pistachios - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
pistachios - 10% more than chestnuts - Vitaminium B5:
pistachios - 2% more than chestnuts - Vitaminium B6:
pistachios - 352% more than chestnuts - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
chestnuts - 22% more than pistachios - Vitaminium C:
chestnuts - 760% more than pistachios
Minerals: chestnuts vs pistachios
- Calcium:
pistachios - 296% more than chestnuts - Iron:
pistachios - 311% more than chestnuts - Magnessium:
pistachios - 278% more than chestnuts - Phosphorus:
pistachios - 304% more than chestnuts - Potassium:
pistachios - 98% more than chestnuts - Sodium:
chestnuts - 200% more than pistachios - Zink:
pistachios - 323% more than chestnuts
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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