Chicken fingers vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken fingers and pot roast

Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3, vitamin E, and phosphorus; however, pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pot roast is 82% higher.
Pot roast has 16 times less sodium than chicken fingers. Chicken fingers have 769mg of sodium, while pot roast has 47mg.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index than pot roast.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, chicken tenders and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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

Pot roast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+47.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2180%

Contains more IronIron	+231.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+838%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+54.3%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+521.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+100.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+344.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.1%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1231.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+152.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	2.13µg	82%
Zinc	0.71mg	6.66mg	54%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	0.708g	34%
Sodium	769mg	47mg	31%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	4.105mg	26%
Cholesterol	48mg	116mg	23%
Saturated fat	2.493g	7.548g	23%
Iron	0.73mg	2.42mg	21%
Protein	19.22g	28.94g	19%
Vitamin E	3.17mg	0.51mg	18%
Selenium	17.5µg	27µg	17%
Phosphorus	282mg	174mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	0.571mg	13%
Choline	43.7mg	110.2mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.283mg	11%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.01mg	9%
Fats	13.95g	19.17g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	8.175g	8%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Carbs	17.25g	0g	6%
Vitamin K	8µg	1.8µg	5%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Potassium	373mg	231mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.059mg	4%
Copper	0.069mg	0.099mg	3%
Folate	19µg	9µg	3%
Magnesium	28mg	19mg	2%
Calories	271kcal	297kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.171mg	1%
Net carbs	16.05g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	7IU	8IU	0%
Calcium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.052g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.924mg	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