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Chicken breast vs. Quail egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken breast and quail egg

  • Chicken breast has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6, while quail egg has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, iron, choline, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Quail egg covers your daily need for cholesterol, 251% more than chicken breast.
  • Chicken breast contains 99 times more vitamin B3 than quail egg. While chicken breast contains 14.782mg of vitamin B3, quail egg contains only 0.15mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chicken breast is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 4.8% 24% 43% 18% 29% 105% 10% 2.7% 143%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 19% 12% 137% 21% 40% 97% 18% 5% 175%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +220.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~226mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 8.4% 1.5% 20% 29% 277% 62% 148% 46% 6% 3% 52%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 52% 22% 21% 33% 182% 2.8% 106% 35% 198% 0.75% 50% 144%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9754.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +326.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2128.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +532%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +327%
Contains more FolateFolate +1550%
Contains more CholineCholine +174.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken breast Quail egg DV% diff.
Cholesterol 91mg 844mg 251%
Vitamin B3 14.782mg 0.15mg 91%
Vitamin B2 0.125mg 0.79mg 51%
Vitamin B12 0.37µg 1.58µg 50%
Protein 33.44g 13.05g 41%
Vitamin B6 0.64mg 0.15mg 38%
Iron 1.14mg 3.65mg 31%
Choline 95.9mg 263.4mg 30%
Vitamin A 7µg 156µg 17%
Folate 4µg 66µg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.04mg 1.761mg 14%
Selenium 26.2µg 32µg 11%
Saturated fat 1.29g 3.557g 10%
Fats 4.71g 11.09g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 1.72g 4.324g 7%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1.4µg 7%
Vitamin D 5IU 55IU 6%
Calcium 16mg 64mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.13mg 4%
Zinc 1.08mg 1.47mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 1.08mg 4%
Potassium 276mg 132mg 4%
Magnesium 31mg 13mg 4%
Phosphorus 246mg 226mg 3%
Sodium 79mg 141mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.07g 1.324g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.3µg 2%
Calories 187kcal 158kcal 1%
Manganese 0.021mg 0.038mg 1%
Copper 0.054mg 0.062mg 1%
Carbs 0.51g 0.41g 0%
Net carbs 0.51g 0.41g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.39mg 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 1.412mg 0.641mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.765mg 0.816mg 0%
Leucine 2.509mg 1.146mg 0%
Lysine 2.836mg 0.881mg 0%
Methionine 0.925mg 0.421mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.328mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 1.659mg 0.94mg 0%
Histidine 1.037mg 0.315mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 5% 60%
Protein: 33.44 g
Fats: 4.71 g
Carbs: 0.51 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 1.13 g
13% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.05 g
Fats: 11.09 g
Carbs: 0.41 g
Water: 74.35 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +156.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more FatsFats +135.5%
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
~equal in Other ~1.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 42% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.07 g
39% 47% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.557 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.324 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +151.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken breast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171078/nutrients
  2. Quail egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172191/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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