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Chicken back, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Chicken back, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

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

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

Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN11.79 g
    8.6 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    5.51 g
    7.03 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.51 g
    1.95 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    40.17 mg
    24.71 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN99.16 mg
    94.59 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN10.04 mg
    5.02 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.58 mg
    0.35 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN9.21 mg
    6.95 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.19 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