Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes VS Dried Japanese Chestnuts

Weight per 500 calories

• Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes: 2778g
• Dried Japanese Chestnuts: 139g

Dried Japanese Chestnuts have 20 times more energy per unit of mass than Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes, which is high in comparison to other foods. Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes or Dried Japanese Chestnuts?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes	18%	5%	77%
Dried Japanese Chestnuts	6%	3%	91%

Macro Nutrients

	Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes	Dried Japanese Chestnuts	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	3.15% 3.06g	1.78% 1.72g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.3% 0.42g	0.79% 0.25g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.47% 0.056g	2.7% 0.043g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	6.86% 1.17g	2.35% 0.4g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	85.7% 111g	87% 113g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	95% 69g	NA	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	50% 36.4g	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	% 32.8g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	51% 19.4g	NA	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	47% 26.4g	13% 7.3g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes	Dried Japanese Chestnuts	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	74% 667μg	0.62% 5.56μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	83.3% 1mg	93% 1.1mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	47% 0.61mg	40.6% 0.53mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	92% 14.8mg	30.4% 4.86mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	71.7% 3.6mg	13.4% 0.67mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	169% 2.2mg	70.4% 0.92mg	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	90% 361μg	38% 151μg	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	704% 633mg	95% 85mg	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	104% 15.6mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	65% 77.8μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes	Dried Japanese Chestnuts	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	30.6% 306mg	10% 100mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	231% 2.1mg	202% 1.82mg	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	236% 19mg	58.7% 4.7mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	59.5% 250mg	38% 160mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	127% 2.9mg	224% 5.15mg	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	111% 778mg	33.5% 235mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	178% 6056mg	31.4% 1067mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	25.3% 14μg	NA	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	20.4% 306mg	3.15% 47.2mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	35.4% 3.9mg	32.4% 3.57mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	71% 2621g	0.37% 14g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes vs Dried Japanese Chestnuts:

• Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes have 120 times more Vitamin A, 3 times more Vitamin B3, 5.4 times more Vitamin B5, 2.4 times more Vitamin B6, 2.4 times more Vitamin B9 and 7.4 times more Vitamin C than Dried Japanese Chestnuts.
• Both Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes and Dried Japanese Chestnuts have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B2 per 500 kcal.
• Both Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes as well as Dried Japanese Chestnuts have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes vs Dried Japanese Chestnuts:

• Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes have 3.1 times more Calcium, 4 times more Iron, 1.6 times more Magnesium, 3.3 times more Phosphorus, 5.7 times more Potassium, 6.5 times more Sodium and 189.4 times more Water than Dried Japanese Chestnuts.
• While Dried Japanese Chestnuts contain 1.8 times more Manganese than Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes.
• Both Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes and Dried Japanese Chestnuts have similar amounts of Copper and Zinc per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes have 2.9 times more Omega 6 and 3.6 times more Protein than Dried Japanese Chestnuts.
• Both Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes and Dried Japanese Chestnuts have similar amounts of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 kcal.
• Both Cooked Ripe Red Tomatoes as well as Dried Japanese Chestnuts have insufficient amounts of Fat, Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.