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

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How are quail meat and barbecue chicken different?

Quail meat is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while barbecue chicken is higher in selenium.
Quail meat covers your daily need for copper, 48% more than barbecue chicken.
Quail meat contains 5 times more vitamin B5 than barbecue chicken. Quail meat contains 0.772mg of vitamin B5, while barbecue chicken contains 0.152mg.
Quail meat is lower in cholesterol.

Quail, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin types were used in this article.

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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.

Quail meat

Barbecue chicken

Contains more IronIron	+317.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+558.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+280%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

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.

Quail meat

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+265%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+343.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+407.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+214.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.47µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.507mg	0.077mg	48%
Iron	3.97mg	0.95mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.6mg	0.191mg	31%
Cholesterol	76mg	127mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.244mg	0.055mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.772mg	0.152mg	12%
Sodium	53mg	335mg	12%
Vitamin B3	7.538mg	5.732mg	11%
Choline		62.9mg	11%
Selenium	16.6µg	22µg	10%
Phosphorus	275mg	218mg	8%
Vitamin C	6.1mg	0mg	7%
Protein	19.63g	22.51g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.18g	6.446g	6%
Zinc	2.42mg	1.78mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.98g	2.038g	6%
Vitamin A	73µg	20µg	6%
Fats	12.05g	15.08g	5%
Vitamin E		0.46mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.227mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	0.47µg	2%
Saturated fat	3.38g	3.927g	2%
Calories	192kcal	226kcal	2%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.005mg	1%
Potassium	216mg	255mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.12g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.12g	N/A
Magnesium	23mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Sugar		0.12g	N/A
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.945mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.013mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	1.613mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	1.645mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.591mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.826mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	1.033mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.011g	N/A