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Chicken fingers vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken fingers and flour

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin E; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 56% more.
  • Chicken fingers contain 385 times more sodium than flour. Chicken fingers contain 769mg of sodium, while flour contains 2mg.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of chicken fingers is 46.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, chicken tenders and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +248.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.1%
Contains more IronIron +535.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +199.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +93.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5183.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +868.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +320.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +613.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176%
Contains more FolateFolate +863.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.785mg 56%
Iron 0.73mg 4.64mg 49%
Folate 19µg 183µg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.413g 36%
Sodium 769mg 2mg 33%
Selenium 17.5µg 33.9µg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.044mg 29%
Phosphorus 282mg 108mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.494mg 24%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 0.06mg 21%
Fats 13.95g 0.98g 20%
Carbs 17.25g 76.31g 20%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.682mg 20%
Protein 19.22g 10.33g 18%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.438mg 16%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 5.904mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.087g 12%
Saturated fat 2.493g 0.155g 11%
Copper 0.069mg 0.144mg 8%
Potassium 373mg 107mg 8%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 0.3µg 6%
Choline 43.7mg 10.4mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 2.7g 6%
Calories 271kcal 364kcal 5%
Magnesium 28mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 73.61g N/A
Calcium 17mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 0.27g N/A
Zinc 0.71mg 0.7mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1323.5%
Contains more WaterWater +291.3%
Contains more OtherOther +539.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +342.4%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5451.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1300.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.