Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
beer
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beer and chicken leg:
Chicken leg is high in calories and beer has 80% less calories than chicken leg - beer has 43 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
| Beer | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 33% | ~ |
| Fat | ~ | 69% |
| Alcohol | 64% | ~ |
Both beer and chicken leg are low in carbohydrates - beer has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 34 times more protein than beer - beer has 0.46g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Beer has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Both chicken leg and beer are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beer has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than beer - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both beer and chicken leg contain significant amounts of folate.
| Beer | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.025 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 0.513 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.041 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 6 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.02 UG | 0.56 UG |
Beer and chicken leg contain similar amounts of calcium - beer has 4mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chicken leg has 33 times more iron than beer - beer has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Chicken leg is a great source of potassium and it has 652% more potassium than beer - beer has 27mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
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: Beer (Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||