KFC Fried Chicken vs. Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between kFC Fried Chicken and wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets

KFC Fried Chicken has more calcium, fats, and vitamin B2; however, wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets are richer in selenium, vitamin B6, and protein.
KFC Fried Chicken covers your daily sodium needs 15% more than wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets.
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets have 11 times less calcium than kFC Fried Chicken. KFC Fried Chicken has 117mg of calcium, while wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets have 11mg.
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets contain less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Skin, and Breading and WENDY'S, Chicken Nuggets.

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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

Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+963.6%
Contains more IronIron	+41.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.3%

~equal in Potassium ~250mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~271mg

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

Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.079mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.905mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.33µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	5.375g	10.117g	32%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.343g	9.042g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	14.448g	6.138g	21%
Sodium	1042mg	708mg	15%
Selenium	17.2µg	25µg	14%
Cholesterol	82mg	50mg	11%
Calcium	117mg	11mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.254mg	9%
Fats	28.01g	22.55g	8%
Vitamin E	1.2mg		8%
Starch	16.72g		7%
Vitamin K		8µg	7%
Saturated fat	6.343g	4.787g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.122mg	6%
Protein	14.17g	16.46g	5%
Manganese	0.298mg	0.19mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.42mg	6.042mg	4%
Calories	384kcal	326kcal	3%
Iron	0.88mg	0.62mg	3%
Phosphorus	252mg	271mg	3%
Copper	0.082mg	0.061mg	2%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.61mg	2%
Vitamin A	20µg		2%
Vitamin C		1.3mg	1%
Carbs	18.79g	14.31g	1%
Magnesium	25mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.88mg	0.905mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	271kcal	198kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	18.79g	14.31g	N/A
Potassium	244mg	250mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.08g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.079mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	0.33µg	0%
Trans fat	0.214g	0.161g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg		0%
Threonine	0.467mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg		0%
Leucine	0.864mg		0%
Lysine	0.615mg		0%
Methionine	0.205mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.542mg		0%
Valine	0.516mg		0%
Histidine	0.337mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.002g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.764g	0.765g	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.045g	0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.029g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.023g	0.017g	N/A