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Chicken back, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Chicken back, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chicken back, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Cornish game hen with skin, roasted for less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    239 kcal
    259 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN28.19 g
    22.27 g
  • 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
    18.21 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN3.6 g
    5.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    96 mg
    64 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    237 mg
    245 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN24 mg
    13 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.39 mg
    0.91 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN22 mg
    18 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.5 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.

Chicken back, cooked vs Cornish game hen with skin, roasted · Foodatron