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Shallot vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shallot and chicken meat?

  • Shallot is richer in fiber and manganese, while chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B12.
  • Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 52% higher.
  • Shallot is lower in saturated fat.
  • Shallot has a higher glycemic index (30) than chicken meat (0).

We used Shallots, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1360%
Contains more ZincZinc +385%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +203.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1891.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Iron ~1.26mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +580%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +575%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +483.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Chicken meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 8.487mg 52%
Protein 2.5g 27.3g 50%
Selenium 1.2µg 23.9µg 41%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Fats 0.1g 13.6g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 2.97g 20%
Phosphorus 60mg 182mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.017g 3.79g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 1.03mg 15%
Zinc 0.4mg 1.94mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 5.34g 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.02mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.168mg 11%
Choline 11.3mg 65.9mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Calories 72kcal 239kcal 8%
Folate 34µg 5µg 7%
Carbs 16.8g 0g 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.4mg 4%
Sodium 12mg 82mg 3%
Potassium 334mg 223mg 3%
Copper 0.088mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.27mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 15mg 2%
Iron 1.2mg 1.26mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.4µg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 21mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 0g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.063mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34.2%
Contains more OtherOther +-328.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +992%
Contains more FatsFats +13500%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38042.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7515.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.