Fast food vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fast food and chicken meat?

Fast food is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese, while chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
Fast food's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 25% higher.
Chicken meat has 18 times less manganese than fast food. Fast food has 0.357mg of manganese, while chicken meat has 0.02mg.
Chicken meat is lower in sodium.
Fast food has a higher glycemic index (66) than chicken meat (0).

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, 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.

Fast food

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+313.3%
Contains more IronIron	+142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1685%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.7%

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.

Fast food

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+403.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+116.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+196.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+104.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+91.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	0.3µg	25%
Iron	3.06mg	1.26mg	23%
Protein	16.52g	27.3g	22%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.063mg	21%
Folate	80µg	5µg	19%
Cholesterol	33mg	88mg	18%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	8.487mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.168mg	15%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.02mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.4mg	14%
Sodium	331mg	82mg	11%
Carbs	31.5g	0g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	1.03mg	10%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	2.97g	9%
Phosphorus	134mg	182mg	7%
Selenium	20.3µg	23.9µg	7%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Choline	34.4mg	65.9mg	6%
Copper	0.121mg	0.066mg	6%
Calcium	62mg	15mg	5%
Zinc	2.52mg	1.94mg	5%
Vitamin A	9µg	48µg	4%
Saturated fat	4.493g	3.79g	3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Calories	297kcal	239kcal	3%
Fats	12.01g	13.6g	2%
Vitamin K	4.9µg	2.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	197mg	223mg	1%
Magnesium	27mg	23mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	5.34g	1%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.27mg	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A