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Chicken fingers vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chicken fingers and whey

  • Whey has less vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin E, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Chicken fingers cover your daily vitamin B3 needs 51% more than whey.
  • Whey has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, chicken tenders and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.7%
Contains more IronIron +1116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1625%
Contains more ZincZinc +446.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +513%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +821.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%

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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11004.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +224.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1274.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 0.074mg 51%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.011g 38%
Protein 19.22g 0.85g 37%
Phosphorus 282mg 46mg 34%
Sodium 769mg 54mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.031mg 30%
Selenium 17.5µg 1.9µg 28%
Fats 13.95g 0.36g 21%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.383mg 17%
Cholesterol 48mg 2mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.1g 12%
Calories 271kcal 27kcal 12%
Saturated fat 2.493g 0.23g 10%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.001mg 10%
Iron 0.73mg 0.06mg 8%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Copper 0.069mg 0.004mg 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 373mg 161mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.036mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Magnesium 28mg 8mg 5%
Folate 19µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.28µg 5%
Choline 43.7mg 16mg 5%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.13mg 5%
Carbs 17.25g 5.14g 4%
Calcium 17mg 47mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.158mg 2%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2161.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3775%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +235.6%
Contains more OtherOther +454.7%
Contains more WaterWater +99.7%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4730%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52472.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.8%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.