Barbecue chicken vs. Luncheon meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between barbecue chicken and luncheon meat

Barbecue chicken has more phosphorus and copper; however, luncheon meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
Luncheon meat covers your daily selenium needs 30% more than barbecue chicken.
Luncheon meat contains 3 times less copper than barbecue chicken. Barbecue chicken contains 0.077mg of copper, while luncheon meat contains 0.03mg.
Luncheon meat has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Barbecue chicken

Luncheon meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+640%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.1%

~equal in Iron ~0.97mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Barbecue chicken

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+187.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+95.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.225mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~63.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	22µg	38.3µg	30%
Sodium	335mg	820mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.92µg	19%
Cholesterol	127mg	78mg	16%
Protein	22.51g	17.5g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.152mg	0.613mg	9%
Phosphorus	218mg	170mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.191mg	0.272mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.128mg	6%
Copper	0.077mg	0.03mg	5%
Fats	15.08g	12.77g	4%
Vitamin B3	5.732mg	5.225mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.038g	1.565g	3%
Zinc	1.78mg	2.15mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	6.446g	5.685g	2%
Folate	8µg	0µg	2%
Calories	226kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.16mg	2%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.037mg	1%
Magnesium	21mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.213mg	1%
Potassium	255mg	300mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	5mg	1%
Net carbs	0.12g	1.04g	N/A
Carbs	0.12g	1.04g	0%
Iron	0.95mg	0.97mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Choline	62.9mg	63.9mg	0%
Saturated fat	3.927g	3.944g	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg		0%
Threonine	0.657mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.853mg		0%
Leucine	1.549mg		0%
Lysine	1.75mg		0%
Methionine	0.565mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.69mg		0%
Valine	0.935mg		0%
Histidine	0.592mg		0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.011g	0.055g	N/A