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Chicken back, cooked
Chicken back, cooked2
VS
Turkey thigh, cooked Leader
Turkey thigh, cooked5

Turkey thigh, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Turkey thigh, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chicken back, cooked for less sodium and more calcium.

Pick Turkey thigh, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    11.79 g
    15.81 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0.29 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    5.51 g
    3.93 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.51 g
    1.27 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN40.17 mg
    65.41 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    99.16 mg
    186.16 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN10.04 mg
    2.52 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.58 mg
    1 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    9.21 mg
    14.47 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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