Chicken thigh vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken thigh and barbecue chicken different?

Chicken thigh is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and iron, while barbecue chicken is higher in vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat.
Chicken thigh covers your daily need for vitamin B5, 23% more than barbecue chicken.
Chicken thigh contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than barbecue chicken. Chicken thigh contains 0.38mg of vitamin B6, while barbecue chicken contains 0.191mg.
Chicken thigh is lower in cholesterol.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin types were 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.

Chicken thigh

Barbecue chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.8%
Contains more IronIron	+53.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+440%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+23.1%

~equal in Potassium ~255mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~218mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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 thigh

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+745.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+99%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+42.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.152mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.191mg	15%
Choline		62.9mg	11%
Protein	28.18g	22.51g	11%
Sodium	95mg	335mg	10%
Zinc	2.79mg	1.78mg	9%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	5.732mg	9%
Cholesterol	102mg	127mg	8%
Fats	10.3g	15.08g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	6.446g	7%
Iron	1.46mg	0.95mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.47µg	6%
Saturated fat	2.78g	3.927g	5%
Selenium	20.5µg	22µg	3%
Phosphorus	199mg	218mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	2.038g	3%
Vitamin E		0.46mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.055mg	3%
Vitamin A		20µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.227mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	21mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.005mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU	0IU	1%
Copper	0.09mg	0.077mg	1%
Calories	218kcal	226kcal	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0.12g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0.12g	0%
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	259mg	255mg	0%
Sugar		0.12g	N/A
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.05g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.011g	N/A