Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
salmon
versus
chestnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in salmon and chestnut:
Both chestnut and salmon are high in calories. Chestnut has 93% more calories than salmon - chestnut has 245 calories per 100 grams and salmon has 127 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, salmon is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chestnut per calorie. Salmon has a macronutrient ratio of 67:0:33 and for chestnut, 5:87:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Salmon | Chestnut | |
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Protein | 67% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 87% |
Fat | 33% | 8% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chestnut is high in carbohydrates and salmon has less carbohydrates than chestnut - chestnut has 53g of total carbs per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than salmon - chestnut has 5.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has less sugar than chestnut - chestnut has 10.6g of sugar per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of protein and it has 547% more protein than chestnut - chestnut has 3.2g of protein per 100 grams and salmon has 20.5g of protein.
Both chestnut and salmon are low in saturated fat - chestnut has 0.41g of saturated fat per 100 grams and salmon has 0.81g of saturated fat.
Both salmon and chestnut are low in trans fat - salmon has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and chestnut does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut has less cholesterol than salmon - salmon has 46mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chestnut does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than salmon - chestnut has 26mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has 34 times more Vitamin A than chestnut - chestnut has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and salmon has 35ug of Vitamin A.
Salmon is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than chestnut - salmon has 435iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chestnut does not contain significant amounts.
Chestnut and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chestnut has 0.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and salmon has 0.4mg of Vitamin E.
Chestnut and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chestnut has 7.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and salmon has 0.4ug of Vitamin K.
Chestnut has more thiamin and folate, however, salmon contains more niacin and Vitamin B12. Both salmon and chestnut contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Salmon | Chestnut | |
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Thiamin | 0.08 MG | 0.243 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.105 MG | 0.175 MG |
Niacin | 7.995 MG | 1.342 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.03 MG | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.611 MG | 0.497 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 70 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 4.15 UG | ~ |
Chestnut has 314% more calcium than salmon - chestnut has 29mg of calcium per 100 grams and salmon has 7mg of calcium.
Chestnut has 139% more iron than salmon - chestnut has 0.91mg of iron per 100 grams and salmon has 0.38mg of iron.
Both chestnut and salmon are high in potassium. Chestnut has 62% more potassium than salmon - chestnut has 592mg of potassium per 100 grams and salmon has 366mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, salmon has more DHA, EPA and DPA than chestnut per 100 grams. Both salmon and chestnut contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Salmon | Chestnut | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.047 G | 0.093 G |
DHA | 0.333 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.182 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.047 G | ~ |
Total | 0.609 G | 0.093 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chestnut has more linoleic acid than salmon per 100 grams.
Salmon | Chestnut | |
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other omega 6 | 0.004 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.081 G | 0.776 G |
Total | 0.085 G | 0.776 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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