Chestnuts, boiled leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Chestnuts, boiled comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn flour, full-fat for more protein, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Chestnuts, boiled for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy501 kcal131 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN7.49 g2 g
- Carbohydrate54.65 g27.76 g
- Fibermore is better——
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat30.17 g1.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better3.92 g0.26 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg27 mg
- Potassiummore is better712 mg715 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better43 mg46 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.21 mg1.73 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN110 mg54 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg26.7 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

