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Chicken meat vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and lime different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 52% more than lime.
  • Lime has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lime is 32, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Limes, raw types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.6%
Contains more IronIron +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +1663.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +911.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +374.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +830.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +1192.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Lime DV% diff.
Protein 27.3g 0.7g 53%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.2mg 52%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.4µg 43%
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.043mg 27%
Phosphorus 182mg 18mg 23%
Fats 13.6g 0.2g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.055g 19%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.022g 17%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.11mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.217mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.019g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.02mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Choline 65.9mg 5.1mg 11%
Calories 239kcal 30kcal 10%
Iron 1.26mg 0.6mg 8%
Vitamin A 48µg 2µg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 6mg 4%
Potassium 223mg 102mg 4%
Carbs 0g 10.54g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.03mg 3%
Sodium 82mg 2mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.6µg 2%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.008mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.74g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 1.69g N/A
Copper 0.066mg 0.065mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.22mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.002mg 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 - 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3800%
Contains more FatsFats +6700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +48.5%
~equal in Other ~0.3g

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28005.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.