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Chicken meat vs. Chicken feet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken meat and chicken feet

  • Chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, choline, and potassium, yet chicken feet is richer in folate, calcium, and vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 51% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 40 times more vitamin B6 than chicken feet. Chicken meat contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while chicken feet contains 0.01mg.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, feet, boiled.

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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 3.6% 26% 2.7% 34% 34% 19% 36% 8.7% 0% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +619.4%
Contains more IronIron +38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +181.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +119.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +563.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +486.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.3%

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 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% 10% 5.4% 3% 15% 46% 7.5% 0% 2.3% 59% 0.5% 65% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2021.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +395.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +56.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1620%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.06mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Chicken feet DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.4mg 51%
Selenium 23.9µg 3.6µg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.01mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 21%
Folate 5µg 86µg 20%
Protein 27.3g 19.4g 16%
Phosphorus 182mg 83mg 14%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.69mg 11%
Choline 65.9mg 13.3mg 10%
Calcium 15mg 88mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.47µg 7%
Potassium 223mg 31mg 6%
Iron 1.26mg 0.91mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.102mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin A 48µg 30µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.2µg 2%
Fats 13.6g 14.6g 2%
Saturated fat 3.79g 3.92g 1%
Calories 239kcal 215kcal 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 82mg 67mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 8IU 1%
Cholesterol 88mg 84mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 5.5g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 2.98g 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.043g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.022g 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
19% 15% 66%
Protein: 19.4 g
Fats: 14.6 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 65.8 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.7%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +10.7%
~equal in Fats ~14.6g

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% 44% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.92 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.98 g
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.92g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~5.5g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.98g

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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. Chicken feet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171119/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.