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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

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN3.41 g
    1.53 g
  • Carbohydrate
    3.07 g
    21.19 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.68 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.02 g
  • Total fat
    9.04 g
    1.05 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.07 g
    0.2 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    36.97 mg
    20.61 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    121.82 mg
    545.8 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN56.51 mg
    35.11 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.57 mg
    1.32 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN45.44 mg
    41.22 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    20.38 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.

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