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

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Differences between chicken meat and chicken sandwich

Chicken meat has more zinc and selenium, while chicken sandwich has more vitamin E, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for sodium is 29% higher.
Chicken sandwich contains 3 times less zinc than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 1.94mg of zinc, while chicken sandwich contains 0.61mg.
The amount of cholesterol in chicken sandwich is lower.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken meat is 0, while the glycemic index of chicken sandwich is 74.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles.

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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 sandwich

Contains more ZincZinc	+218%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+286.7%
Contains more IronIron	+40.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+995%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Potassium ~245mg

~equal in Copper ~0.067mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~185mg

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 sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+130.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+86.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+792.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+265.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+254.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+840%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.72mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.383mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	82mg	753mg	29%
Protein	27.3g	16.28g	22%
Cholesterol	88mg	35mg	18%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	2.41mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.23mg	14%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.61mg	12%
Folate	5µg	47µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.3mg	10%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.219mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.79g	2.123g	8%
Starch		16.5g	7%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.13µg	7%
Carbs	0g	20.89g	7%
Selenium	23.9µg	19.9µg	7%
Iron	1.26mg	1.77mg	6%
Choline	65.9mg	35.3mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.4g	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	3µg	5%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	7.72mg	5%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	8.5µg	5%
Calcium	15mg	58mg	4%
Fats	13.6g	11.19g	4%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	1.2mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	4.481g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.383mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	3.177g	1%
Fructose		0.97g	1%
Calories	239kcal	250kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Potassium	223mg	245mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	19.49g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	5IU	0%
Magnesium	23mg	24mg	0%
Sugar	0g	3.64g	N/A
Copper	0.066mg	0.067mg	0%
Phosphorus	182mg	185mg	0%
Trans fat		0.03g	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	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.197g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.884g	N/A