Chicken meat vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and pasta

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, pasta is higher in folate, vitamin B1, and manganese.
Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 47% more than pasta.
Chicken meat has 25 times more saturated fat than pasta. While chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, pasta has only 0.15g.
The glycemic index of pasta is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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

Pasta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+829.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+246.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+188.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CopperCopper	+40.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1020%

~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

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

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+755.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+462.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+231.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1180%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	0.992mg	47%
Protein	27.3g	5.15g	44%
Selenium	23.9µg		43%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.034mg	28%
Fats	13.6g	1.05g	19%
Cholesterol	88mg	33mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.429g	17%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.15g	17%
Phosphorus	182mg	63mg	17%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.183mg	17%
Folate	5µg	64µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.124g	13%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.56mg	13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.209mg	12%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.224mg	9%
Carbs	0g	24.93g	8%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.14µg	7%
Potassium	223mg	24mg	6%
Calories	239kcal	131kcal	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	6µg	5%
Sodium	82mg	6mg	3%
Copper	0.066mg	0.093mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.27mg		2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Iron	1.26mg	1.14mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.15mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	6mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	18mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	24.93g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.103mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		N/A