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Chicken meat vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and sweet and sour different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and iron; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 52% higher.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than sweet and sour (70).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.3%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +2055.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5875%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3705%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +784.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1007.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +654.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +2645.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Protein 27.3g 0.27g 54%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.187mg 52%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.4µg 43%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.761mg 32%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.053mg 27%
Phosphorus 182mg 7mg 25%
Fats 13.6g 0.02g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.093mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0g 17%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.09mg 17%
Sodium 82mg 371mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Iron 1.26mg 0.21mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0g 13%
Carbs 0g 38.22g 13%
Choline 65.9mg 2.4mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.019mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin A 48µg 1µg 5%
Calories 239kcal 150kcal 4%
Potassium 223mg 99mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.048mg 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.079mg 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 38.12g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 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 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10011.1%
Contains more FatsFats +67900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~60.27g
~equal in Other ~1.22g

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.