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

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and chicken gizzard

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, chicken gizzard is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper.
Chicken gizzard covers your daily need for cholesterol, 94% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat has 6 times more saturated fat than chicken gizzard. While chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, chicken gizzard has only 0.67g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered.

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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.

Chicken meat

Chicken gizzard

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+153.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+270%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72%

~equal in Phosphorus ~189mg

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.

Chicken meat

Chicken gizzard

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+142.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+172%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+120.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+463.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+246.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+58.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	88mg	370mg	94%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	3.12mg	34%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.04µg	31%
Selenium	23.9µg	41.1µg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.071mg	25%
Iron	1.26mg	3.19mg	24%
Zinc	1.94mg	4.42mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.353g	17%
Fats	13.6g	2.68g	17%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.67g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.528g	12%
Copper	0.066mg	0.161mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.468mg	11%
Choline	65.9mg	104.4mg	7%
Protein	27.3g	30.39g	6%
Magnesium	23mg	3mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Calories	239kcal	154kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.21mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.026mg	3%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Sodium	82mg	56mg	1%
Phosphorus	182mg	189mg	1%
Potassium	223mg	179mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Calcium	15mg	17mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.2mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat		0.13g	N/A
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	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.019g	N/A