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Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted
Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted3
VS
Ground chicken, cooked Leader
Ground chicken, cooked4

Ground chicken, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Ground chicken, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted for less saturated fat, more calcium and more iron.

Pick Ground chicken, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more potassium 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
    12.23 g
    12.32 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    5.31 g
    5.78 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.43 g
    1.65 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    64.4 mg
    39.68 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    129.32 mg
    358.2 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN5.76 mg
    4.23 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.58 mg
    0.49 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    11.52 mg
    14.81 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.

Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted vs Ground chicken, cooked · Foodatron