Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chestnut
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chestnut and chicken leg:
Both chestnut and chicken leg are high in calories. Chestnut has 14% more calories than chicken leg - chestnut has 245 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chestnut is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken leg per calorie. Chestnut has a macronutrient ratio of 5:87:8 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chestnut | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 5% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 87% | ~ |
| Fat | 8% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chestnut is high in carbohydrates and chicken leg has 100% less carbohydrates than chestnut - chestnut has 53g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Chestnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - chestnut has 5.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than chestnut - chestnut has 10.6g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 416% more protein than chestnut - chestnut has 3.2g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Chestnut has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chestnut has 0.41g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and chestnut are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and chestnut does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chestnut does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 129 times more Vitamin C than chicken leg - chestnut has 26mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has 27 times more Vitamin A than chestnut - chestnut has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken leg and chestnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chestnut does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chestnut has 0.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Chestnut and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chestnut has 7.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Chestnut has more thiamin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more niacin and Vitamin B12. Both chestnut and chicken leg contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Chestnut | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.243 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.175 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 1.342 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.554 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.497 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 70 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Chestnut has 222% more calcium than chicken leg - chestnut has 29mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chestnut and chicken leg contain similar amounts of iron - chestnut has 0.91mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both chestnut and chicken leg are high in potassium. Chestnut has 192% more potassium than chicken leg - chestnut has 592mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
| Chestnut | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 14 UG | ~ |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 13 UG | 91 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more DPA than chestnut per 100 grams. Both chestnut and chicken leg contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
| Chestnut | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.093 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.093 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than chestnut per 100 grams.
| Chestnut | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.776 G | 2.987 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| Total | 0.776 G | 3.003 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Chestnut (Nuts, chestnuts, european, roasted) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||