Oatmeal vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between oatmeal and chicken meat

Oatmeal has more iron, manganese, and vitamin B1; however, chicken meat has more selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12.
Oatmeal's daily need coverage for iron is 59% more.
Oatmeal has 28 times more manganese than chicken meat. Oatmeal has 0.558mg of manganese, while chicken meat has 0.02mg.
Oatmeal is lower in saturated fat.
Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than chicken meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Oatmeal

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+433.3%
Contains more IronIron	+373%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2690%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+265.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+212.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+378%

~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

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.

Oatmeal

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+170.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+312.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28%
Contains more FolateFolate	+780%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+180.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+224.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1302.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.96mg	1.26mg	59%
Protein	2.37g	27.3g	50%
Selenium	5µg	23.9µg	34%
Vitamin B3	3.025mg	8.487mg	34%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Manganese	0.558mg	0.02mg	23%
Fats	1.36g	13.6g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.426g	2.97g	17%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.063mg	16%
Saturated fat	0.226g	3.79g	16%
Phosphorus	77mg	182mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.317mg	1.03mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.391g	5.34g	12%
Zinc	0.62mg	1.94mg	12%
Choline	4.7mg	65.9mg	11%
Folate	44µg	5µg	10%
Vitamin A	130µg	48µg	9%
Calories	68kcal	239kcal	9%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.4mg	8%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Calcium	80mg	15mg	7%
Potassium	61mg	223mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.215mg	0.168mg	4%
Starch	10.37g		4%
Carbs	11.67g	0g	4%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.4µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.27mg	1%
Sodium	49mg	82mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Net carbs	9.97g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0.46g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.066mg	0.066mg	0%
Trans fat	0.003g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.105mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.2mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.135mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.04mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.057mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A