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Chicken thigh vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken thigh and headcheese

  • Chicken thigh has more vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and potassium, while headcheese has more vitamin B12.
  • Chicken thigh's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 42% higher.
  • Headcheese contains 205 times less selenium than chicken thigh. Chicken thigh contains 20.5µg of selenium, while headcheese contains 0.1µg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in headcheese is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Headcheese, pork.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +735.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.6%
~equal in Iron ~1.5mg

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%
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% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +282.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1518.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +350%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +218.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken thigh Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 7.12mg 0.44mg 42%
Sodium 95mg 941mg 37%
Selenium 20.5µg 0.1µg 37%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 1.05µg 30%
Protein 28.18g 13.83g 29%
Vitamin B5 1.285mg 26%
Phosphorus 199mg 56mg 20%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Zinc 2.79mg 0.97mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.38mg 0.19mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.255mg 0.115mg 11%
Cholesterol 102mg 69mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.43g 1.134g 9%
Potassium 259mg 31mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.023mg 5%
Vitamin D 8IU 37IU 4%
Monounsaturated fat 3.82g 5.601g 4%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.9µg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 9mg 4%
Copper 0.09mg 0.122mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Saturated fat 2.78g 3.402g 3%
Calories 218kcal 157kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Manganese 0.027mg 1%
Iron 1.46mg 1.5mg 1%
Fats 10.3g 10.9g 1%
Carbs 1.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 0g N/A
Calcium 13mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.329mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.486mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 2.384mg 0%
Methionine 0.778mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.121mg 0%
Valine 1.397mg 0%
Histidine 0.874mg 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
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +24.5%
Contains more OtherOther +38.8%
~equal in Fats ~10.9g

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
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +114.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.6%

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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. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.