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Chicken meat vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken meat and Peruvian groundcherry?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2; however, Peruvian groundcherry is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 36% more.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than Peruvian groundcherry (35).

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +26%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +355%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Protein 27.3g 1.9g 51%
Selenium 23.9µg 43%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 2.8mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 21%
Fats 13.6g 0.7g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 20%
Phosphorus 182mg 40mg 20%
Zinc 1.94mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.79g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 11mg 12%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.04mg 10%
Calories 239kcal 53kcal 9%
Copper 0.066mg 7%
Potassium 223mg 7%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Carbs 0g 11.2g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.11mg 4%
Sodium 82mg 4%
Iron 1.26mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 9mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Vitamin A 48µg 36µg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.2g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
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 N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1336.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1842.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43.7%
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.