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

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

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Chicken breast, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 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 potassium and more iron.

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
    WIN18.8 g
    15.64 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    2.16 g
    3.68 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.61 g
    0.97 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN44.85 mg
    82.58 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    155.15 mg
    165.16 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN9.09 mg
    7.1 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.63 mg
    0.74 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN17.58 mg
    14.19 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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