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Ground chicken vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground chicken and headcheese?

  • Ground chicken is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, protein, potassium, and vitamin B2, yet headcheese is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Ground chicken's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 42% more.
  • Ground chicken has 143 times more selenium than headcheese. While ground chicken has 14.3µg of selenium, headcheese has only 0.1µg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in headcheese is lower.

We used Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Headcheese, pork types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.4% 60% 35% 21% 52% 100% 9.8% 2.1% 78%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2083.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +97.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +317.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 30% 70% 133% 80% 124% 64% 5.3% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 14% 0% 5% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +56%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +426.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +162.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1515.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +61.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground chicken Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 7.107mg 0.44mg 42%
Sodium 75mg 941mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.327mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.538mg 0.19mg 27%
Selenium 14.3µg 0.1µg 26%
Phosphorus 234mg 56mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0.51µg 1.05µg 23%
Protein 23.28g 13.83g 19%
Potassium 677mg 31mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.115mg 14%
Cholesterol 107mg 69mg 13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 1.787g 11%
Zinc 1.92mg 0.97mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.121mg 0.023mg 8%
Choline 59mg 104.1mg 8%
Iron 0.93mg 1.5mg 7%
Copper 0.062mg 0.122mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.08g 1.134g 6%
Vitamin D* 37 IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 9mg 5%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.081g 5%
Calories 189kcal 157kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.879g 5.601g 2%
Calcium 8mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.25mg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 3.4µg 1%
Saturated fat 3.11g 3.402g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 12g 8.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 81kcal 114kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 53g 64g N/A
Fats 10.92g 10.9g 0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.2 2 N/A
Folate 2µg 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.087g N/A
Tryptophan 0.196mg 0%
Threonine 0.97mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.06mg 0%
Leucine 1.816mg 0%
Lysine 2.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.596mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.912mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.031g 0g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.016g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 11% 65%
Protein: 23.28 g
Fats: 10.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.92 g
Other: 0.88 g
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13.7%
~equal in Fats ~10.9g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 48% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.08 g
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.402g

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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. Ground chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171117/nutrients
  2. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.