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Cornish game hen, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cornish game hen, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Capon, roasted for less sodium and more iron.

Pick Cornish game hen, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    12.65 g
    17.39 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
  • Total fat
    5.09 g
    2.89 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.42 g
    0.74 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN21.4 mg
    47.01 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    111.35 mg
    186.57 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    6.11 mg
    9.7 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.65 mg
    0.57 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10.48 mg
    14.18 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.45 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Capon, roasted vs Cornish game hen, cooked · Foodatron