Chicken meat vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and true morels different?

Chicken meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, true morels are richer in iron, copper, vitamin D, manganese, and fiber.
Daily need coverage for iron for true morels is 137% higher.
Chicken meat contains 58 times more saturated fat than true morels. While chicken meat contains 3.79g of saturated fat, true morels contain only 0.065g.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than true morels (32).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Mushrooms, morel, raw are the varieties 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.

Chicken meat

True morels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+986.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+84.3%
Contains more IronIron	+866.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+847%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2835%

~equal in Zinc ~2.03mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~194mg

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

True morels

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+276.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.069mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.26mg	12.18mg	137%
Copper	0.066mg	0.625mg	62%
Protein	27.3g	3.12g	48%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	2.252mg	39%
Selenium	23.9µg	2.2µg	39%
Cholesterol	88mg		29%
Vitamin D	0µg	5.1µg	26%
Vitamin D	2IU	206IU	26%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.587mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.136mg	20%
Fats	13.6g	0.57g	20%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.065g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.433g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.052g	13%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg		13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.44mg	12%
Fiber	0g	2.8g	11%
Calories	239kcal	31kcal	10%
Potassium	223mg	411mg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Sodium	82mg	21mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.205mg	3%
Calcium	15mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.27mg		2%
Carbs	0g	5.1g	2%
Phosphorus	182mg	194mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.069mg	1%
Zinc	1.94mg	2.03mg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	19mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.3g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.6g	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	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.215g	N/A