Chestnuts, roasted leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Chestnuts, roasted comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorns, raw for more protein, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Chestnuts, roasted for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.59 g1.29 g
- Carbohydrate10.53 g21.62 g
- Fibermore is better—2.08 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.33 g
- Total fat6.17 g0.9 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.8 g0.17 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg0.82 mg
- Potassiummore is better139.28 mg241.63 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.59 mg11.84 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.37 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN16.02 mg13.47 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg10.61 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.

