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Chicken meat vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and egg whites

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, iron, and choline; however, egg whites are higher in vitamin B2.
  • Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 52% more than egg whites.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.8%
Contains more IronIron +1475%
Contains more CopperCopper +187%
Contains more ZincZinc +6366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1113.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.5%

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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7982.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +442.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +5890.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +161.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Egg white DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.105mg 52%
Protein 27.3g 10.9g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.005mg 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Phosphorus 182mg 15mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.439mg 21%
Fats 13.6g 0.17g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0g 20%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0g 17%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.19mg 17%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.03mg 17%
Iron 1.26mg 0.08mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0g 13%
Choline 65.9mg 1.1mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.09µg 9%
Calories 239kcal 52kcal 9%
Selenium 23.9µg 20µg 7%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.004mg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.023mg 5%
Sodium 82mg 166mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 163mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 15mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.73g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.73g 0%
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.71g N/A
Manganese 0.02mg 0.011mg 0%
Folate 5µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 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

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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.5%
Contains more FatsFats +7900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +47.3%
~equal in Other ~0.63g

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.