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Chicken back, cooked
Chicken back, cooked2
VS
Chicken breast, cooked Leader
Chicken breast, cooked5

Chicken breast, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Chicken breast, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chicken back, cooked for more calcium and more iron.

Pick Chicken breast, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    239 kcal
    165 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    28.19 g
    31.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    13.16 g
    3.57 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    3.6 g
    1.01 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    96 mg
    74 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    237 mg
    256 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN24 mg
    15 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.39 mg
    1.04 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    22 mg
    29 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

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