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Chicken meat vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and barbecue chicken

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and polyunsaturated fat; however, barbecue chicken is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Chicken meat covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 18% more than barbecue chicken.
  • Barbecue chicken has 2 times less vitamin B6 than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while barbecue chicken has 0.191mg.
  • Chicken meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin.

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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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 23% 36% 26% 49% 93% 44% 0.65% 120%
Contains more IronIron +32.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.78mg
~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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% 6.7% 9.2% 0% 14% 52% 107% 9.1% 44% 59% 0% 6% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +577.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +56.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~62.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Barbecue chicken DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.152mg 18%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 5.732mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.191mg 16%
Cholesterol 88mg 127mg 13%
Sodium 82mg 335mg 11%
Protein 27.3g 22.51g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.47µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 2.038g 6%
Phosphorus 182mg 218mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.227mg 5%
Iron 1.26mg 0.95mg 4%
Selenium 23.9µg 22µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 6.446g 3%
Vitamin A 48µg 20µg 3%
Fats 13.6g 15.08g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Choline 65.9mg 62.9mg 1%
Saturated fat 3.79g 3.927g 1%
Calories 239kcal 226kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.055mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.46mg 1%
Zinc 1.94mg 1.78mg 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.077mg 1%
Potassium 223mg 255mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.12g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.173mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.657mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.853mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.75mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.565mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.69mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.935mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.592mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
23% 15% 61%
Protein: 22.51 g
Fats: 15.08 g
Carbs: 0.12 g
Water: 61.41 g
Other: 0.88 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.3%
Contains more FatsFats +10.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~61.41g
~equal in Other ~0.88g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
32% 52% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.927 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.446 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.038 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.927g

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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 meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Barbecue chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171127/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.