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Chicken fingers vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken fingers and malt different?

  • Chicken fingers are higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin B5; however, malt is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken fingers is 50% higher.
  • Chicken fingers contain 53 times more vitamin E than malt. While chicken fingers contain 3.17mg of vitamin E, malt contains only 0.06mg.
  • Malt has less sodium.
  • Chicken fingers have a lower glycemic index (46) than malt (59).

Fast foods, chicken tenders and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.9%
Contains more IronIron +247.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +209.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +224.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +476.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%

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 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5183.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3072.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +251.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +826.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +162.5%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.184mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 0.259mg 50%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.208g 37%
Protein 19.22g 3.37g 32%
Sodium 769mg 60mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.046mg 29%
Phosphorus 282mg 91mg 27%
Selenium 17.5µg 5.4µg 22%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 0.06mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.354mg 18%
Fats 13.95g 3.29g 16%
Cholesterol 48mg 10mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.42µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.827g 10%
Calories 271kcal 85kcal 9%
Calcium 17mg 98mg 8%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Iron 0.73mg 0.21mg 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 0.3µg 6%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.08mg 6%
Potassium 373mg 172mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.054mg 5%
Copper 0.069mg 0.037mg 4%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.41mg 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 15mg 3%
Saturated fat 2.493g 1.883g 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 26µg 3%
Fiber 1.2g 0.5g 3%
Carbs 17.25g 11.2g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.184mg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 g
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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +470.3%
Contains more FatsFats +324%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54%
Contains more OtherOther +267.5%
Contains more WaterWater +74.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 37% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.83 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.783 g
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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +484%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2680.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.5%

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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 fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/nutrients
  2. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.