Luncheon meat vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between luncheon meat and barbecue chicken

Luncheon meat has more selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1; however, barbecue chicken is higher in phosphorus and copper.
Luncheon meat covers your daily selenium needs 30% more than barbecue chicken.
Barbecue chicken contains 4 times less vitamin B5 than luncheon meat. Luncheon meat contains 0.613mg of vitamin B5, while barbecue chicken contains 0.152mg.
Barbecue chicken has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin.

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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.

Luncheon meat

Barbecue chicken

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+640%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.1%

~equal in Iron ~0.95mg

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.

Luncheon meat

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+95.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+187.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.227mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.732mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~62.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	38.3µg	22µg	30%
Sodium	820mg	335mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	0.47µg	19%
Cholesterol	78mg	127mg	16%
Protein	17.5g	22.51g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.613mg	0.152mg	9%
Phosphorus	170mg	218mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.272mg	0.191mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.055mg	6%
Copper	0.03mg	0.077mg	5%
Fats	12.77g	15.08g	4%
Vitamin B3	5.225mg	5.732mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.565g	2.038g	3%
Zinc	2.15mg	1.78mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.685g	6.446g	2%
Folate	0µg	8µg	2%
Calories	189kcal	226kcal	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	20µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.16mg	0.46mg	2%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.005mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	21mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.227mg	1%
Potassium	300mg	255mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	16mg	1%
Net carbs	1.04g	0.12g	N/A
Carbs	1.04g	0.12g	0%
Iron	0.97mg	0.95mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Choline	63.9mg	62.9mg	0%
Saturated fat	3.944g	3.927g	0%
Tryptophan		0.173mg	0%
Threonine		0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.853mg	0%
Leucine		1.549mg	0%
Lysine		1.75mg	0%
Methionine		0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.69mg	0%
Valine		0.935mg	0%
Histidine		0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.055g	0.011g	N/A