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Chicken heart vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken heart and headcheese different?

  • Chicken heart has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, folate, and phosphorus than headcheese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chicken heart is 260% higher.
  • Chicken heart contains 36 times more folate than headcheese. While chicken heart contains 72µg of folate, headcheese contains only 2µg.
  • Headcheese has less cholesterol.

Chicken, heart, all classes, raw and Headcheese, pork are the varieties used 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 11% 3.6% 16% 224% 115% 180% 76% 9.7% 12% 23%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +467.7%
Contains more IronIron +297.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +579.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%

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 11% 3% 0% 0% 38% 168% 92% 154% 83% 911% 0% 54% 0%
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% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1009.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +594.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3500%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken heart Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 7.29µg 1.05µg 260%
Iron 5.96mg 1.5mg 56%
Vitamin B5 2.559mg 51%
Zinc 6.59mg 0.97mg 51%
Vitamin B2 0.728mg 0.115mg 47%
Sodium 74mg 941mg 38%
Vitamin B3 4.883mg 0.44mg 28%
Copper 0.346mg 0.122mg 25%
Cholesterol 136mg 69mg 22%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Folate 72µg 2µg 18%
Phosphorus 177mg 56mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.36mg 0.19mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.152mg 0.023mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.71g 1.134g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 2.37g 5.601g 8%
Selenium 4.3µg 0.1µg 8%
Vitamin D 37IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Manganese 0.089mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 176mg 31mg 4%
Saturated fat 2.66g 3.402g 3%
Protein 15.55g 13.83g 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Fats 9.33g 10.9g 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 9mg 1%
Calories 153kcal 157kcal 0%
Carbs 0.71g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.71g 0g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.704mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.833mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 1.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.376mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.696mg 0%
Valine 0.88mg 0%
Histidine 0.408mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 74%
Protein: 15.55 g
Fats: 9.33 g
Carbs: 0.71 g
Water: 73.56 g
Other: 0.85 g
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +16.8%
Contains more OtherOther +68.2%
~equal in Water ~73.84g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 31% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.71 g
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +136.3%

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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 heart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171458/nutrients
  2. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.