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Chicken thigh vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken thigh and goat?

  • Chicken thigh is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and selenium, while goat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, copper, and zinc.
  • Goat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 36% higher.
  • Goat is lower in saturated fat.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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 19% 3.9% 23% 55% 30% 76% 85% 12% 3.5% 112%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.4%
Contains more IronIron +155.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~201mg
~equal in Sodium ~86mg

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% 0% 0% 3% 22% 59% 134% 77% 88% 41% 0% 6.8% 0%
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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% 0% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +260.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken thigh Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 1.19µg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.38mg 0mg 29%
Iron 1.46mg 3.73mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.255mg 0.61mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.285mg 26%
Copper 0.09mg 0.303mg 24%
Zinc 2.79mg 5.27mg 23%
Vitamin B3 7.12mg 3.95mg 20%
Choline 106.4mg 19%
Selenium 20.5µg 11.8µg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.43g 0.23g 15%
Fats 10.3g 3.03g 11%
Cholesterol 102mg 75mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.78g 0.93g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.82g 1.36g 6%
Magnesium 26mg 0mg 6%
Calories 218kcal 143kcal 4%
Potassium 259mg 405mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Protein 28.18g 27.1g 2%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.042mg 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Carbs 1.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 0g N/A
Calcium 13mg 17mg 0%
Phosphorus 199mg 201mg 0%
Sodium 95mg 86mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.09mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.329mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.486mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 2.384mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.778mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.121mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.397mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.874mg 0.565mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 10% 59%
Protein: 28.18 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 1.18 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 1.03 g
Goat
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +239.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
Contains more OtherOther +61.2%
~equal in Protein ~27.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 42% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.78 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.43 g
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +956.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.5%

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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 thigh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172387/nutrients
  2. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.