Romano cheese vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between romano cheese and chicken meat?

Romano cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Romano cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 105% more.
Chicken meat contains 17 times less sodium than romano cheese. Romano cheese contains 1433mg of sodium, while chicken meat contains 82mg.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than romano cheese (27).

We used Cheese, romano and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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.

Romano cheese

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+78.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6993.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+317.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+159.3%
Contains more IronIron	+63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+120%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+64.8%

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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.

Romano cheese

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+273.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10922.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+370.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+327.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1064mg	15mg	105%
Phosphorus	760mg	182mg	83%
Saturated fat	17.115g	3.79g	61%
Sodium	1433mg	82mg	59%
Vitamin B3	0.077mg	8.487mg	53%
Vitamin B12	1.12µg	0.3µg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.4mg	24%
Fats	26.94g	13.6g	21%
Selenium	14.5µg	23.9µg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.168mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.593g	2.97g	16%
Vitamin B5	0.424mg	1.03mg	12%
Choline	15.4mg	65.9mg	9%
Protein	31.8g	27.3g	9%
Calories	387kcal	239kcal	7%
Zinc	2.58mg	1.94mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	7.838g	5.34g	6%
Iron	0.77mg	1.26mg	6%
Vitamin A	96µg	48µg	5%
Cholesterol	104mg	88mg	5%
Copper	0.03mg	0.066mg	4%
Potassium	86mg	223mg	4%
Magnesium	41mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.037mg	0.063mg	2%
Vitamin D	20IU	2IU	2%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Carbs	3.63g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.63g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.73g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.27mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	2.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.429mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.685mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	3.071mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.941mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.852mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.71mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	2.183mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	1.231mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A