Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
hazelnut
versus
cooked
chicken breast
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in hazelnut and chicken breast:
Both hazelnut and chicken breast are high in calories. Hazelnut has 292% more calories than chicken breast - hazelnut has 646 calories per 100 grams and chicken breast has 165 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, hazelnut is much lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chicken breast per calorie. Hazelnut has a macronutrient ratio of 9:10:81 and for chicken breast, 79:0:21 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Hazelnut | Chicken Breast | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 9% | 79% |
Carbohydrates | 10% | ~ |
Fat | 81% | 21% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken breast has less carbohydrates than hazelnut - hazelnut has 17.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken breast - hazelnut has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken breast has less sugar than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Both hazelnut and chicken breast are high in protein. Chicken breast has 106% more protein than hazelnut - hazelnut has 15g of protein per 100 grams and chicken breast has 31g of protein.
Chicken breast has signficantly less saturated fat than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken breast has 1g of saturated fat.
Hazelnut has less cholesterol than chicken breast - chicken breast has 85mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has more Vitamin C than chicken breast - hazelnut has 3.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken breast does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut and chicken breast contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - hazelnut has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken breast has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken breast has more Vitamin D than hazelnut - chicken breast has 5iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 55 times more Vitamin E than chicken breast - hazelnut has 15.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken breast has 0.27mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken breast and hazelnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken breast has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has more thiamin and folate, however, chicken breast contains more niacin and Vitamin B12. Both hazelnut and chicken breast contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Hazelnut | Chicken Breast | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.338 MG | 0.07 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.123 MG | 0.114 MG |
Niacin | 2.05 MG | 13.712 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.923 MG | 0.965 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.62 MG | 0.6 MG |
Folate | 88 UG | 4 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.34 UG |
Hazelnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 720% more calcium than chicken breast - hazelnut has 123mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken breast has 15mg of calcium.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of iron and it has 321% more iron than chicken breast - hazelnut has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken breast has 1mg of iron.
Both hazelnut and chicken breast are high in potassium. Hazelnut has 195% more potassium than chicken breast - hazelnut has 755mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken breast has 256mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken breast has more DHA than hazelnut per 100 grams. Both hazelnut and chicken breast contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Hazelnut | Chicken Breast | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.06 G | 0.03 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.02 G |
EPA | ~ | 0.01 G |
DPA | ~ | 0.01 G |
Total | 0.06 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, hazelnut has more linoleic acid than chicken breast per 100 grams.
Hazelnut | Chicken Breast | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.06 G |
linoleic acid | 8.403 G | 0.59 G |
Total | 8.403 G | 0.65 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Hazelnut or Chicken Breast .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Hazelnut (Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, dry roasted, without salt added) and Chicken Breast (Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted) .
Hazelnut 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Cooked Chicken Breast 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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646KCAL 32% |
|
292% | calories | 5% |
|
165KCAL 8% | |
18G 7% |
|
>999% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
||
9.4G 38% |
|
>999% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
||
4.9G | >999% | sugar | 5% | ||||
62G 98% |
|
>999% | total fat | 5% |
|
3.6G 6% | |
4.5G 25% |
|
350% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
1G 6% | |
47G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 1.2G | |||
8.5G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.77G | |||
5% | cholesterol | >999% | 85MG | ||||
|
5% | sodium | >999% |
|
74MG 5% | ||
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
3UG 0.4% |
|
5% | Vitamin A | 100% |
|
6UG 1% | |
3.8MG 5% |
|
>999% | Vitamin C | 5% |
|
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|
5% | Vitamin D | >999% |
|
5IU 1% | ||
123MG 12% |
|
720% | calcium | 5% |
|
15MG 2% | |
4.4MG 24% |
|
340% | iron | 5% |
|
1MG 6% | |
173MG 56% |
|
497% | magnesium | 5% |
|
29MG 9% | |
755MG 33% |
|
195% | potassium | 5% |
|
256MG 11% | |
0.34MG 31% |
|
385% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.07MG 6% | |
0.12MG 11% |
|
9% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.11MG 10% | |
2.1MG 15% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 567% |
|
14MG 98% | |
0.62MG 48% |
|
3% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.6MG 46% | |
0.92MG 19% |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.97MG 19% | |
88UG 22% |
|
>999% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
4UG 1% | |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | >999% |
|
0.34UG 14% | ||
15MG 102% |
|
>999% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.27MG 2% | |
|
5% | Vitamin K | >999% |
|
0.3UG 0.3% | ||
15G 30% |
|
5% | protein | 107% |
|
31G 62% | |
|
5% | choline | >999% |
|
85MG 20% | ||
1.8MG 146% |
|
>999% | copper | 5% |
|
0.05MG 4% | |
5.6MG 308% |
|
>999% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.02MG 1% | |
310MG 44% |
|
36% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
228MG 33% | |
4.1UG 8% |
|
5% | selenium | 583% |
|
28UG 50% | |
2.5MG 31% |
|
150% | zinc | 5% |
|
1MG 13% | |
2.5G | 5% | Water | >999% | 65G | |||
1.1G | >999% | Starch | 5% | ||||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |