Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
beef broth
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and beef broth:
Chicken leg is high in calories and beef broth has 97% less calories than chicken leg - beef broth has 7 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is much lighter in protein, much heavier in fat and similar to beef broth for carbs. Chicken leg has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for beef broth, 69:3:29 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Leg | Beef Broth | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 69% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 3% |
| Fat | 69% | 29% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both beef broth and chicken leg are low in carbohydrates - beef broth has 0.04g 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 13 times more protein than beef broth - beef broth has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Beef broth has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - beef broth has 0.11g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and beef broth are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Beef broth has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beef broth contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than beef broth - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beef broth contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beef broth contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and beef broth contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and beef broth does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both chicken leg and beef broth contain significant amounts of folate.
| Chicken Leg | Beef Broth | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.021 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 0.78 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.02 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.01 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 2 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | 0.07 UG |
Beef broth and chicken leg contain similar amounts of calcium - beef broth has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chicken leg has 306% more iron than beef broth - beef broth has 0.17mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Chicken leg is a great source of potassium and it has 276% more potassium than beef broth - beef broth has 54mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than beef broth per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Beef Broth | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.016 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 2.987 G | 0.01 G |
| Total | 3.003 G | 0.01 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 Beef Broth (Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve) .
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