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Chicken fingers vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chicken fingers and potato salad

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12; however, potato salad is higher in vitamin C.
  • Chicken fingers cover your daily vitamin B3 needs 46% more than potato salad.
  • Potato salad has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, chicken tenders and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.9%
Contains more IronIron +12.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +129%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +326.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +71%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.2%

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%
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +198.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +823.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +809.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Potato salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 0.89mg 46%
Phosphorus 282mg 52mg 33%
Protein 19.22g 2.68g 33%
Selenium 17.5µg 4.1µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.141mg 22%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 3.737g 14%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.534mg 14%
Sodium 769mg 529mg 10%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.06mg 9%
Fats 13.95g 8.2g 9%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Cholesterol 48mg 68mg 7%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 2.48g 6%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.101mg 6%
Calories 271kcal 143kcal 6%
Copper 0.069mg 0.118mg 5%
Saturated fat 2.493g 1.429g 5%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.31mg 4%
Potassium 373mg 254mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.077mg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 15mg 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Carbs 17.25g 11.17g 2%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.73mg 0.65mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 9.87g N/A
Calcium 17mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.3g 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.062mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +617.2%
Contains more FatsFats +70.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.4%
Contains more OtherOther +50.8%
Contains more WaterWater +63%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +94.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.7%

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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 fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/nutrients
  2. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.