Chestnuts, boiled leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Chestnuts, boiled comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Almond butter for more protein, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Chestnuts, boiled for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.41 g1.53 g
- Carbohydrate3.07 g21.19 g
- Fibermore is better1.68 g—
- Total sugarsless is better1.02 g—
- Total fat9.04 g1.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.07 g0.2 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better36.97 mg20.61 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better121.82 mg545.8 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN56.51 mg35.11 mg
- Ironmore is better0.57 mg1.32 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN45.44 mg41.22 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg20.38 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.

