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Chicken Quesadilla vs. Wendy's chicken sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken Quesadilla and wendy's chicken sandwich

  • Chicken Quesadilla has more calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, wendy's chicken sandwich has more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin K, copper, and selenium.
  • Chicken Quesadilla's daily need coverage for calcium is 25% more.
  • Chicken Quesadilla has 4 times more saturated fat than wendy's chicken sandwich. Chicken Quesadilla has 6.154g of saturated fat, while wendy's chicken sandwich has 1.618g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken and WENDY'S, Homestyle Chicken Fillet Sandwich.

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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 18% 81% 16% 66% 25% 39% 134% 97% 35% 113%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 6.9% 20% 56% 45% 17% 69% 52% 30% 133%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1069.6%
Contains more IronIron +18%
Contains more ZincZinc +132.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

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 0.33% 24% 5.8% 3% 50% 42% 79% 0% 18% 24% 6% 39% 16%
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 1% 0% 0% 0% 74% 30% 62% 32% 44% 41% 27% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +345.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken Quesadilla Wendy's chicken sandwich DV% diff.
Calcium 269mg 23mg 25%
Phosphorus 313mg 161mg 22%
Saturated fat 6.154g 1.618g 21%
Sodium 745mg 401mg 15%
Folate 52µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.526mg 11%
Fats 15.25g 8.1g 11%
Vitamin A 72µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.295mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.189mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.094g 3.086g 7%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 10.7µg 7%
Copper 0.076mg 0.135mg 7%
Zinc 1.42mg 0.61mg 7%
Selenium 20.8µg 24.4µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.19µg 0.33µg 6%
Vitamin B3 4.2mg 3.3mg 6%
Choline 29.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.13mg 4%
Calories 294kcal 214kcal 4%
Protein 15.05g 13.78g 3%
Iron 1.77mg 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Manganese 0.266mg 0.23mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 3.765g 2.921g 2%
Fiber 1.7g 1.3g 2%
Cholesterol 37mg 31mg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Carbs 24.04g 21.55g 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Fructose 0.4g 1.14g 1%
Potassium 183mg 228mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 22.34g 20.25g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Starch 17.1g 16.1g 0%
Trans fat 0.322g 0.514g N/A
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.54mg 0%
Leucine 0.93mg 0%
Lysine 0.83mg 0%
Methionine 0.29mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.51mg 0%
Valine 0.59mg 0%
Histidine 0.38mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.454g 0.233g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Arachidonic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.427g 2.705g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 15% 24% 43% 3%
Protein: 15.05 g
Fats: 15.25 g
Carbs: 24.04 g
Water: 42.62 g
Other: 3.04 g
14% 8% 22% 55%
Protein: 13.78 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 21.55 g
Water: 54.94 g
Other: 1.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +88.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.6%
Contains more OtherOther +86.5%
Contains more WaterWater +28.9%
~equal in Protein ~13.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 27% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.154 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.765 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.094 g
21% 38% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.618 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.921 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.086 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
90% 2% 2% 3% 2%
Starch: 17.1 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.43 g
Fructose: 0.4 g
Lactose: 0.53 g
Maltose: 0.43 g
Galactose: 0.08 g
88% 5% 6%
Starch: 16.1 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.87 g
Fructose: 1.14 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.15 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +186.7%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +102.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +185%
~equal in Starch ~16.1g
~equal in Sucrose ~0g

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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 Quesadilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170765/nutrients
  2. Wendy's chicken sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170723/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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