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, protein, 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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	1.57µg	52%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.764g		48%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.343g		26%
Vitamin B3	5.42mg	2.665mg	17%
Manganese	0.298mg	0.045mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.88mg	0.31mg	11%
Selenium	17.2µg	12.5µg	9%
Protein	14.17g	10.26g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	14.448g	11.386g	8%
Starch	16.72g		7%
Phosphorus	252mg	206mg	7%
Vitamin E	1.2mg	0.19mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.121mg	6%
Saturated fat	6.343g	7.666g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.375g	4.404g	6%
Calories	384kcal	290kcal	5%
Carbs	18.79g	4.17g	5%
Fats	28.01g	25.76g	3%
Potassium	244mg	152mg	3%
Iron	0.88mg	1.09mg	3%
Zinc	0.87mg	1.2mg	3%
Cholesterol	82mg	77mg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	15mg	2%
Calcium	117mg	99mg	2%
Copper	0.082mg	0.097mg	2%
Sodium	1042mg	1090mg	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.055mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.166mg	2%
Folate		6µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	271kcal	283kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	2.1	N/A
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 (DPA)	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.045g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.029g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.023g		N/A