Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
cooked
bamboo shoot
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and bamboo shoot:
Chicken leg is high in calories and bamboo shoot has 95% less calories than chicken leg - bamboo shoot has 11 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to bamboo shoot per calorie. Chicken leg has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for bamboo shoot, 42:42:16 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Leg | Bamboo Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 42% |
| Fat | 69% | 16% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both bamboo shoot and chicken leg are low in carbohydrates - bamboo shoot has 1.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Bamboo shoot has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - bamboo shoot has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 970% more protein than bamboo shoot - bamboo shoot has 1.5g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Bamboo shoot has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - bamboo shoot has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and bamboo shoot are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Bamboo shoot has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and bamboo shoot contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than bamboo shoot - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and bamboo shoot contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and bamboo shoot contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and bamboo shoot contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both chicken leg and bamboo shoot contain significant amounts of folate.
| Chicken Leg | Bamboo Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.02 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.05 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 0.3 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.066 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.098 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 2 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | ~ |
Bamboo shoot and chicken leg contain similar amounts of calcium - bamboo shoot has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chicken leg has 188% more iron than bamboo shoot - bamboo shoot has 0.24mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both bamboo shoot and chicken leg are high in potassium. Bamboo shoot has 163% more potassium than chicken leg - bamboo shoot has 533mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than bamboo shoot per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Bamboo Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.155 G | 0.015 G |
| DHA | 0.01 G | ~ |
| EPA | 0.004 G | ~ |
| DPA | 0.012 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.181 G | 0.015 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than bamboo shoot per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Bamboo Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.016 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 2.987 G | 0.083 G |
| Total | 3.003 G | 0.083 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) and Bamboo Shoot (Bamboo shoots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) .
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