Chicken meat vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and muffin

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, muffin is higher in vitamin K, manganese, and folate.
Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 44% more than muffin.
Chicken meat has 10 times more vitamin B6 than muffin. While chicken meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, muffin has only 0.04mg.
Muffin has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of muffin is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+84.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+424.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+191.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+193.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2145%

~equal in Iron ~1.3mg

~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+498.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+87.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+503.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+860%
Contains more CholineCholine	+40.4%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	27.3g	4.49g	46%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	1.418mg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	8.103g	34%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	39.2µg	31%
Selenium	23.9µg	8.2µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.04mg	28%
Cholesterol	88mg	30mg	19%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.449mg	19%
Carbs	0g	53g	18%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.37mg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.47mg	11%
Folate	5µg	48µg	11%
Sodium	82mg	336mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.168mg	9%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	1.63mg	9%
Calories	239kcal	375kcal	7%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.16µg	6%
Phosphorus	182mg	146mg	5%
Choline	65.9mg	92.5mg	5%
Fiber	0g	1.1g	4%
Fats	13.6g	16.07g	4%
Saturated fat	3.79g	2.844g	4%
Vitamin A	48µg	21µg	3%
Potassium	223mg	121mg	3%
Calcium	15mg	44mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	10mg	3%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	4.822g	1%
Copper	0.066mg	0.06mg	1%
Iron	1.26mg	1.3mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	51.9g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	4IU	0%
Sugar	0g	31.47g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.163mg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.022g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		6.911g	N/A