Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chashu pork
versus
chicken quarter
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chashu pork and chicken quarter:
Both chashu pork and chicken quarter are high in calories. Chicken quarter has 24% more calories than chashu pork - chashu pork has 173 calories per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chashu pork is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken quarter per calorie. Chashu pork has a macronutrient ratio of 25:42:34 and for chicken quarter, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chashu Pork | Chicken Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 25% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 42% | ~ |
| Fat | 34% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken quarter has 112.1 times less carbohydrates than chashu pork - chashu pork has 19.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Chashu pork has signficantly more dietary fiber than chicken quarter - chashu pork has 1.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken quarter does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter has less sugar than chashu pork - chashu pork has 4.5g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken quarter does not contain significant amounts.
Both chashu pork and chicken quarter are high in protein. Chicken quarter has 42% more protein than chashu pork - chashu pork has 11.5g of protein per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 16.4g of protein.
Chashu pork has 49% less saturated fat than chicken quarter - chashu pork has 2.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken quarter and chashu pork are low in trans fat - chicken quarter has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Chashu pork has 4.8 times less cholesterol than chicken quarter - chashu pork has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 93mg of cholesterol.
Chashu pork has signficantly more Vitamin C than chicken quarter - chashu pork has 11.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken quarter has more Vitamin A than chashu pork - chicken quarter has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and chashu pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken quarter has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and chashu pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken quarter has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and chashu pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken quarter has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Chashu Pork | Chicken Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Chashu pork has 189% more calcium than chicken quarter - chashu pork has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 9mg of calcium.
Chashu pork and chicken quarter contain similar amounts of iron - chashu pork has 0.92mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.69mg of iron.
Chicken quarter is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than chashu pork - chicken quarter has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
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: Chashu Pork (BBQ PORK) and Chicken Quarter (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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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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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||