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

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How are barbecue chicken and quail meat different?

Barbecue chicken is richer in selenium, while quail meat is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Quail meat covers your daily need for copper, 48% more than barbecue chicken.
Barbecue chicken contains 6 times more sodium than quail meat. Barbecue chicken contains 335mg of sodium, while quail meat contains 53mg.

Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin and Quail, meat, and skin, raw types were used in this article.

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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

Quail meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.5%

Contains more IronIron	+317.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+558.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+280%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+265%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+343.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+407.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+214.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.43µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.077mg	0.507mg	48%
Iron	0.95mg	3.97mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.191mg	0.6mg	31%
Cholesterol	127mg	76mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.244mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.152mg	0.772mg	12%
Sodium	335mg	53mg	12%
Vitamin B3	5.732mg	7.538mg	11%
Choline	62.9mg		11%
Selenium	22µg	16.6µg	10%
Phosphorus	218mg	275mg	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Protein	22.51g	19.63g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.446g	4.18g	6%
Zinc	1.78mg	2.42mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.038g	2.98g	6%
Vitamin A	20µg	73µg	6%
Fats	15.08g	12.05g	5%
Vitamin E	0.46mg		3%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.26mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.43µg	2%
Saturated fat	3.927g	3.38g	2%
Calories	226kcal	192kcal	2%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.019mg	1%
Potassium	255mg	216mg	1%
Carbs	0.12g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.12g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g		N/A
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.657mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.853mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	1.549mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	1.75mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.69mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	0.935mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.592mg	0.696mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.011g		N/A