Barbecue chicken vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between barbecue chicken and pot roast

Barbecue chicken has more vitamin B3; however, pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, protein, selenium, choline, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pot roast is 69% higher.
Pot roast has 7 times less sodium than barbecue chicken. Barbecue chicken has 335mg of sodium, while pot roast has 47mg.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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.

Barbecue chicken

Pot roast

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+25.3%

Contains more IronIron	+154.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+274.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Potassium ~231mg

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.

Barbecue chicken

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+275.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+353.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.059mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	2.13µg	69%
Zinc	1.78mg	6.66mg	44%
Iron	0.95mg	2.42mg	18%
Saturated fat	3.927g	7.548g	16%
Protein	22.51g	28.94g	13%
Sodium	335mg	47mg	13%
Vitamin B3	5.732mg	4.105mg	10%
Selenium	22µg	27µg	9%
Choline	62.9mg	110.2mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.038g	0.708g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.152mg	0.571mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.191mg	0.283mg	7%
Fats	15.08g	19.17g	6%
Phosphorus	218mg	174mg	6%
Calories	226kcal	297kcal	4%
Cholesterol	127mg	116mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.171mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.446g	8.175g	4%
Copper	0.077mg	0.099mg	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.8µg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Potassium	255mg	231mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	9.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	103kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.12g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.12g	0g	0%
Magnesium	21mg	19mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.51mg	0%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.059mg	0%
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	0.657mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.853mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.549mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	1.75mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.69mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.935mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.592mg	0.924mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.011g		N/A