Cheeseburger vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheeseburgers and chicken meat different?

Cheeseburgers have more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, iron, folate, and vitamin B2; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 20% more than cheeseburgers.
Cheeseburgers have 14 times more folate than chicken meat. Cheeseburgers have 70µg of folate, while chicken meat has 5µg.
Chicken meat contains less sodium.
Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheeseburgers is 66, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Cheeseburger

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+693.3%
Contains more IronIron	+115.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1480%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.9%

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.

Cheeseburger

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+365.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+116.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+62.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+89%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+128%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~48µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	16.51g	27.3g	22%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	8.487mg	20%
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	0.3µg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.063mg	19%
Sodium	515mg	82mg	19%
Iron	2.71mg	1.26mg	18%
Folate	70µg	5µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.168mg	15%
Cholesterol	43mg	88mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.4mg	13%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.02mg	13%
Saturated fat	6.473g	3.79g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	1.03mg	10%
Calcium	119mg	15mg	10%
Carbs	28.03g	0g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	2.97g	9%
Selenium	19.6µg	23.9µg	8%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Choline	28.9mg	65.9mg	7%
Copper	0.111mg	0.066mg	5%
Zinc	2.49mg	1.94mg	5%
Calories	308kcal	239kcal	3%
Phosphorus	161mg	182mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.27mg	2%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Fats	14.72g	13.6g	2%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	196mg	223mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	50µg	48µg	0%
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	5.34g	0%
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A