Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
condensed milk
versus
cooked
chicken breast
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in condensed milk and chicken breast:
Both condensed milk and chicken breast are high in calories. Condensed milk has 95% more calories than chicken breast - condensed milk has 321 calories per 100 grams and chicken breast has 165 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, condensed milk is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and similar to chicken breast for fat. Condensed milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:67:24 and for chicken breast, 79:0:21 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Condensed Milk | Chicken Breast | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 79% |
| Carbohydrates | 67% | ~ |
| Fat | 24% | 21% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Condensed milk is high in carbohydrates and chicken breast has less carbohydrates than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and chicken breast has less sugar than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken breast is an excellent source of protein and it has 292% more protein than condensed milk - condensed milk has 7.9g of protein per 100 grams and chicken breast has 31g of protein.
Condensed milk is high in saturated fat and chicken breast has 82% less saturated fat than condensed milk - condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken breast has 1g of saturated fat.
Condensed milk has 60% less cholesterol than chicken breast - condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chicken breast has 85mg of cholesterol.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin C than chicken breast - condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has 11 times more Vitamin A than chicken breast - condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken breast has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Condensed milk and chicken breast contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chicken breast has 5iu of Vitamin D.
Condensed milk and chicken breast contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken breast has 0.27mg of Vitamin E.
Condensed milk and chicken breast contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken breast has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
Condensed milk has more riboflavin and folate, however, chicken breast contains more niacin and Vitamin B6. Both condensed milk and chicken breast contain significant amounts of thiamin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12.
| Condensed Milk | Chicken Breast | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.09 MG | 0.07 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.416 MG | 0.114 MG |
| Niacin | 0.21 MG | 13.712 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.75 MG | 0.965 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051 MG | 0.6 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.44 UG | 0.34 UG |
Condensed milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 17 times more calcium than chicken breast - condensed milk has 284mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken breast has 15mg of calcium.
Chicken breast has 447% more iron than condensed milk - condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken breast has 1mg of iron.
Both condensed milk and chicken breast are high in potassium. Condensed milk has 45% more potassium than chicken breast - condensed milk has 371mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken breast has 256mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, condensed milk has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chicken breast per 100 grams, however, chicken breast contains more dha than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Condensed Milk | Chicken Breast | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.121 G | 0.03 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.02 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| Total | 0.121 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken breast has more linoleic acid than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Condensed Milk | Chicken Breast | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.216 G | 0.59 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.06 G |
| Total | 0.216 G | 0.65 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: Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) and Chicken Breast (Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted) .
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| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||