Gratin vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between gratin and chicken fingers

Gratin has more calcium, copper, and vitamin C; however, chicken fingers have more vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken fingers is 45% higher.
Chicken fingers have 9 times less vitamin C than gratin. Gratin has 9.9mg of vitamin C, while chicken fingers have 1.1mg.
Chicken fingers are lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter and Fast foods, chicken tenders.

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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.

Gratin

Chicken fingers

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more CopperCopper	+131.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more IronIron	+14.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+149.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+41.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+548.1%

~equal in Potassium ~373mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.71mg

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.

Gratin

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2033.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+727.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.993mg	8.217mg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.276g	5.783g	37%
Protein	5.06g	19.22g	28%
Selenium	2.7µg	17.5µg	27%
Phosphorus	113mg	282mg	24%
Vitamin E		3.17mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.174mg	0.426mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.387mg	1.244mg	17%
Sodium	433mg	769mg	15%
Saturated fat	4.733g	2.493g	10%
Copper	0.16mg	0.069mg	10%
Vitamin C	9.9mg	1.1mg	10%
Fats	7.59g	13.95g	10%
Calcium	119mg	17mg	10%
Choline		43.7mg	8%
Cholesterol	23mg	48mg	8%
Vitamin K		8µg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.149g	4.83g	7%
Calories	132kcal	271kcal	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	3µg	7%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.179mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.11mg	4%
Manganese	0.161mg	0.228mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	28mg	2%
Fiber	1.8g	1.2g	2%
Carbs	11.27g	17.25g	2%
Folate	11µg	19µg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Iron	0.64mg	0.73mg	1%
Potassium	396mg	373mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	7IU	1%
Net carbs	9.47g	16.05g	N/A
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Zinc	0.69mg	0.71mg	0%
Trans fat		0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.07mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	0.192mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.284mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	0.443mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.254mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	0.325mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	0.151mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A