Chicken meat vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and whey

Whey has less vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, iron, vitamin B5, and choline than chicken meat.
Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 53% more than whey.
Chicken meat has 44 times more cholesterol than whey. While chicken meat has 88mg of cholesterol, whey has only 2mg.
The glycemic index of whey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+2000%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1550%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1392.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+295.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1157.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.1%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11368.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+168.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1190.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+311.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.28µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	27.3g	0.85g	53%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	0.074mg	53%
Selenium	23.9µg	1.9µg	40%
Cholesterol	88mg	2mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.031mg	28%
Fats	13.6g	0.36g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.011g	20%
Phosphorus	182mg	46mg	19%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.13mg	16%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.23g	16%
Iron	1.26mg	0.06mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.383mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.1g	13%
Calories	239kcal	27kcal	11%
Choline	65.9mg	16mg	9%
Copper	0.066mg	0.004mg	7%
Vitamin A	48µg	3µg	5%
Magnesium	23mg	8mg	4%
Calcium	15mg	47mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	161mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.036mg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.14g	2%
Folate	5µg	1µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.158mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.28µg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.001mg	1%
Sodium	82mg	54mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	0g	5.14g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.016mg	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