Chicken fingers vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken fingers and pepperoni different?

Chicken fingers are richer in vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin E, while pepperoni is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, and zinc.
Pepperoni covers your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than chicken fingers.
Chicken fingers contain 3 times more vitamin E than pepperoni. Chicken fingers contain 3.17mg of vitamin E, while pepperoni contains 1.03mg.
Chicken fingers are lower in cholesterol.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index (46) than pepperoni (28).

Fast foods, chicken tenders and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced 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.

Chicken fingers

Pepperoni

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+82.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+243.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+371.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.7%

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

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+207.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+37.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+712.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+17.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.493g	17.708g	69%
Fats	13.95g	46.28g	50%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	1.3µg	48%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	20.77g	40%
Manganese	0.228mg	1.074mg	37%
Sodium	769mg	1582mg	35%
Selenium	17.5µg	29µg	21%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	4.987mg	20%
Phosphorus	282mg	158mg	18%
Cholesterol	48mg	97mg	16%
Zinc	0.71mg	2.44mg	16%
Vitamin E	3.17mg	1.03mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.271mg	13%
Calories	271kcal	504kcal	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	4.458g	9%
Iron	0.73mg	1.33mg	8%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.3µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.257mg	6%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	0.93mg	6%
Vitamin D	7IU	52IU	6%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.362mg	5%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Carbs	17.25g	1.18g	5%
Folate	19µg	5µg	4%
Potassium	373mg	274mg	3%
Vitamin K	8µg	5.8µg	2%
Magnesium	28mg	18mg	2%
Copper	0.069mg	0.091mg	2%
Choline	43.7mg	51.2mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Protein	19.22g	19.25g	0%
Net carbs	16.05g	1.18g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.052g	1.527g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g	0.164g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.136g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g	3.605g	N/A