Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Dried Japanese Chestnuts VS Almond paste

Weight per 300 calories

• Dried Japanese Chestnuts: 83.3g
• Almond paste: 65.5g

Almond paste has 1.3 times more energy per unit of mass than Dried Japanese Chestnuts, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Dried Japanese Chestnuts having high energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Dried Japanese Chestnuts or Almond paste?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Dried Japanese Chestnuts	6%	3%	91%
Almond paste	8%	52%	40%

Macro Nutrients

	Dried Japanese Chestnuts	Almond paste	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.07% 1.03g	18.7% 18g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.48% 0.15g	5.4% 1.72g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.6% 0.026g	8.15% 0.13g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.4% 0.24g	21.5% 3.65g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	52% 68g	24% 31.3g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	NA	32.8% 23.7g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	NA	8.27% 3.14g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	7.8% 4.38g	10.5% 5.9g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Dried Japanese Chestnuts	Almond paste	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.37% 3.33μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	55.7% 0.67mg	4.48% 0.054mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	24.4% 0.32mg	21% 0.27mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	18.2% 2.9mg	5.82% 0.93mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	8% 0.4mg	1.5% 0.074mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	42.2% 0.55mg	1.8% 0.024mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	22.7% 91μg	12% 48μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	56.8% 51mg	0.073% 0.066mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	NA	59% 8.87mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Dried Japanese Chestnuts	Almond paste	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	6% 60mg	11.3% 113mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	121% 1.1mg	33% 0.3mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	35.2% 2.8mg	13% 1.05mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	23% 96mg	20.3% 85mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	134% 3.1mg	24.4% 0.56mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	20% 141mg	24% 169mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	19% 640mg	6.05% 206mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	NA	5% 2.75μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.9% 28.3mg	0.39% 5.9mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	19.5% 2.14mg	8.8% 0.97mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.22% 8.3g	0.25% 9.22g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Dried Japanese Chestnuts VS Almond Paste Nutrients Per 300 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Dried Japanese Chestnuts or Almond paste?

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Dried Japanese Chestnuts vs Almond paste:

• 300 calories of Dried Japanese Chestnuts have 12.4 times more Vitamin B1, 3.1 times more Vitamin B3, 5.4 times more Vitamin B5, 23.3 times more Vitamin B6, 1.9 times more Vitamin B9 and 779.9 times more Vitamin C than Almond paste.
• Both Dried Japanese Chestnuts and Almond paste provide similar amounts of Vitamin B2 per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Almond paste have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B1, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C
• Both Dried Japanese Chestnuts as well as Almond paste have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 300 calories.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Dried Japanese Chestnuts vs Almond paste:

• 300 calories of Dried Japanese Chestnuts have 3.7 times more Copper, 2.7 times more Iron, 5.5 times more Manganese, 3.1 times more Potassium and 2.2 times more Zinc than Almond paste.
• While 300 kcal of Almond paste contain 1.9 times more Calcium than Dried Japanese Chestnuts.
• Both Dried Japanese Chestnuts and Almond paste contain similar levels of Magnesium and Phosphorus per 300 calories.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• 300 calories of Dried Japanese Chestnuts have 2.2 times more Carbohydrate than Almond paste.
• While 300 kcal of Almond paste contain 17.6 times more Fat, 5 times more Omega 3, 15.2 times more Omega 6 and 1.3 times more Protein than Dried Japanese Chestnuts.
• Both Dried Japanese Chestnuts and Almond paste offer comparable quantities of Energy per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Dried Japanese Chestnuts provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6