KFC Fried Chicken vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between kFC Fried Chicken and hot dogs

KFC Fried Chicken has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, manganese, selenium, vitamin E, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, hot dogs have more vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for hot dogs is 52% higher.
Hot dogs have 7 times less manganese than kFC Fried Chicken. KFC Fried Chicken has 0.298mg of manganese, while hot dogs have 0.045mg.
KFC Fried Chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Skin, and Breading and Frankfurter, meat.

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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.

KFC Fried Chicken

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+562.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.6%

Contains more IronIron	+23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+18.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.9%

~equal in Sodium ~1090mg

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.

KFC Fried Chicken

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+531.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+103.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+183.9%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+390.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	1.57µg	52%
Vitamin B3	5.42mg	2.665mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.88mg	0.31mg	11%
Manganese	0.298mg	0.045mg	11%
Selenium	17.2µg	12.5µg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	14.448g	11.386g	8%
Protein	14.17g	10.26g	8%
Phosphorus	252mg	206mg	7%
Vitamin E	1.2mg	0.19mg	7%
Starch	16.72g		7%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.375g	4.404g	6%
Saturated fat	6.343g	7.666g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.121mg	6%
Calories	384kcal	290kcal	5%
Carbs	18.79g	4.17g	5%
Zinc	0.87mg	1.2mg	3%
Fats	28.01g	25.76g	3%
Iron	0.88mg	1.09mg	3%
Potassium	244mg	152mg	3%
Sodium	1042mg	1090mg	2%
Cholesterol	82mg	77mg	2%
Folate		6µg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.166mg	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	0µg	2%
Calcium	117mg	99mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.055mg	2%
Copper	0.082mg	0.097mg	2%
Net carbs	18.79g	4.17g	N/A
Trans fat	0.214g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.467mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	0.864mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	0.615mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.205mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.542mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.516mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.337mg	0.331mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.764g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.045g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.029g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.023g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.343g		N/A