Chicken fingers vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken fingers and eggs

Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, eggs are richer in copper, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Eggs cover your daily copper needs 215% more than chicken fingers.
Eggs have 128 times less vitamin B3 than chicken fingers. Chicken fingers have 8.217mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
Eggs contain less sodium.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken fingers is 46, while the glycemic index of eggs is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, chicken tenders and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled.

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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.

Chicken fingers

Egg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+196%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+776.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+194.1%
Contains more IronIron	+63%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2798.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+76%

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.

Chicken fingers

Egg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+207.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12739.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+252.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2566.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4866.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+186.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+593.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+131.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+572.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.069mg	2mg	215%
Cholesterol	48mg	373mg	108%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	0.064mg	51%
Choline	43.7mg	293.8mg	45%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	1.11µg	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	1.414g	29%
Sodium	769mg	124mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.513mg	26%
Selenium	17.5µg	30.8µg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.121mg	23%
Vitamin A	3µg	149µg	16%
Phosphorus	282mg	172mg	16%
Vitamin E	3.17mg	1.03mg	14%
Protein	19.22g	12.58g	13%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	2.2µg	10%
Vitamin D	7IU	87IU	10%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.026mg	9%
Potassium	373mg	126mg	7%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Iron	0.73mg	1.19mg	6%
Vitamin K	8µg	0.3µg	6%
Folate	19µg	44µg	6%
Calories	271kcal	155kcal	6%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Carbs	17.25g	1.12g	5%
Fats	13.95g	10.61g	5%
Magnesium	28mg	10mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.066mg	4%
Saturated fat	2.493g	3.267g	4%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	1.398mg	3%
Zinc	0.71mg	1.05mg	3%
Calcium	17mg	50mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	4.077g	2%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	16.05g	1.12g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	1.12g	N/A
Trans fat	0.052g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.153mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	0.604mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	0.686mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	1.075mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	0.904mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.392mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	0.668mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	0.767mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.298mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g		N/A