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Chicken meat vs. Halibut raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken meat and halibut raw?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2; however, halibut raw is richer in vitamin D, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Halibut raw's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 182% more.
  • Halibut raw contains 6 times less vitamin B3 than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while halibut raw contains 1.5mg.
  • Halibut raw has less cholesterol.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, halibut, Greenland, raw types in this article.

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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 19% 0.9% 24% 25% 10% 11% 70% 10% 1.6% 199%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +90.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains more ZincZinc +385%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg
~equal in Sodium ~80mg

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% 4.7% 15% 411% 15% 18% 28% 15% 97% 125% 0.25% 0.75% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +465.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +312%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +170.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.42mg
~equal in Choline ~61.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Halibut raw DV% diff.
Vitamin D 2IU 1097IU 137%
Vitamin D 0µg 27.4µg 137%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 1.5mg 44%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1µg 29%
Protein 27.3g 14.37g 26%
Selenium 23.9µg 36.5µg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.25mg 16%
Cholesterol 88mg 46mg 14%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.4mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 1.367g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 8.378g 8%
Iron 1.26mg 0.66mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.08mg 7%
Saturated fat 3.79g 2.419g 6%
Copper 0.066mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin A 48µg 14µg 4%
Calories 239kcal 186kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.73mg 3%
Phosphorus 182mg 164mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.42mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 26mg 1%
Potassium 223mg 268mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Choline 65.9mg 61.8mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 3mg 1%
Fats 13.6g 13.84g 0%
Sodium 82mg 80mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.06mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.161mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.63mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.662mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.168mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.32mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.425mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.561mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.74mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.423mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.526g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.393g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.089g 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
14% 14% 70%
Protein: 14.37 g
Fats: 13.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90%
Contains more WaterWater +18.2%
~equal in Fats ~13.84g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.52g

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
20% 69% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.378 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.367 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.9%

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. Halibut raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171965/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.