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Chicken breast, cooked Leader
Chicken breast, cooked5
VS
Chicken drumstick, cooked
Chicken drumstick, cooked1

Chicken breast, cooked leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided · 4 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Chicken breast, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Chicken drumstick, cooked for more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar, potassium and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    165 kcal
    155 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN31.02 g
    24.24 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    3.57 g
    5.7 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.01 g
    1.51 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN74 mg
    128 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    256 mg
    256 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN15 mg
    11 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.04 mg
    1.14 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    22 mg
  • 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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