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Chicken meat vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and spätzle different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12; however, spätzle is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 51% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 9 times more saturated fat than spätzle. While chicken meat contains 3.79g of saturated fat, spätzle contains only 0.419g.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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.
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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +486.8%
Contains more IronIron +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +198.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1475%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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 0% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2021.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +291.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +769.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +156.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Spätzle DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.4mg 51%
Protein 27.3g 4.54g 46%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.046mg 27%
Cholesterol 88mg 29mg 20%
Fats 13.6g 2.07g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.552g 16%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.263mg 15%
Phosphorus 182mg 76mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.419g 15%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.315mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.581g 12%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.65mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.02mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.09µg 9%
Iron 1.26mg 0.6mg 8%
Carbs 0g 25.16g 8%
Choline 65.9mg 25.7mg 7%
Calories 239kcal 138kcal 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 6µg 5%
Potassium 223mg 38mg 5%
Sodium 82mg 165mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.17mg 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 23.96g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.4g N/A
Selenium 23.9µg 23.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +501.3%
Contains more FatsFats +557%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%
~equal in Other ~0.5g

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +819.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +438%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.9%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.