Chicken breast vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken breast and chicken meat

Chicken breast has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, phosphorus, and choline; however, chicken meat has more fats and zinc.
Chicken breast's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 39% more.
Chicken breast has 2 times more vitamin B6 than chicken meat. Chicken breast has 0.64mg of vitamin B6, while chicken meat has 0.4mg.
Chicken breast is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Chicken breast

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.2%

Contains more IronIron	+10.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+79.6%

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Sodium ~82mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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.

Chicken breast

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+585.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.03mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	8.487mg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.4mg	18%
Fats	4.71g	13.6g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	2.97g	13%
Protein	33.44g	27.3g	12%
Saturated fat	1.29g	3.79g	11%
Phosphorus	246mg	182mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	5.34g	9%
Zinc	1.08mg	1.94mg	8%
Vitamin A	7µg	48µg	5%
Choline	95.9mg	65.9mg	5%
Selenium	26.2µg	23.9µg	4%
Calories	187kcal	239kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.168mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	0.3µg	3%
Magnesium	31mg	23mg	2%
Potassium	276mg	223mg	2%
Iron	1.14mg	1.26mg	2%
Cholesterol	91mg	88mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Copper	0.054mg	0.066mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.27mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.063mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Vitamin D*	5 IU	2 IU	0%
Calcium	16mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	79mg	82mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	1.03mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.4µg	0%
Folate	4µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.02g	N/A