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Chicken fingers vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken fingers and wheat ?

  • Wheat is richer than chicken fingers in selenium, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 131% more.

We used Fast foods, chicken tenders and Wheat, durum types 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%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +414.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.5%
Contains more IronIron +382.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +701.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +485.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1221.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +410.9%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.3%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.419mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 17.5µg 89.4µg 131%
Manganese 0.228mg 3.012mg 121%
Copper 0.069mg 0.553mg 54%
Iron 0.73mg 3.52mg 35%
Sodium 769mg 2mg 33%
Phosphorus 282mg 508mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.978g 32%
Zinc 0.71mg 4.16mg 31%
Magnesium 28mg 144mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.419mg 26%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Fats 13.95g 2.47g 18%
Carbs 17.25g 71.13g 18%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.344g 11%
Protein 19.22g 13.68g 11%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 6.738mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.493g 0.454g 9%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Folate 19µg 43µg 6%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.935mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.121mg 4%
Calories 271kcal 339kcal 3%
Calcium 17mg 34mg 2%
Potassium 373mg 431mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.419mg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.5%
Contains more FatsFats +464.8%
Contains more WaterWater +326.3%
Contains more OtherOther +65.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +312.3%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1304.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +491.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.