Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
crimini mushroom
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in crimini mushroom and chicken leg:
Chicken leg is high in calories and crimini mushroom has 90% less calories than chicken leg - crimini mushroom has 22 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, crimini mushroom is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken leg per calorie. Crimini mushroom has a macronutrient ratio of 36:60:4 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Crimini Mushroom | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 36% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 60% | ~ |
| Fat | 4% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both crimini mushroom and chicken leg are low in carbohydrates - crimini mushroom has 4.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Crimini mushroom has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - crimini mushroom has 0.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 555% more protein than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 2.5g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Crimini mushroom has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - crimini mushroom has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and crimini mushroom are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and crimini mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than crimini mushroom - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - crimini mushroom has 3iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D.
Crimini mushroom and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - crimini mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken leg and crimini mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom has more riboflavin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both crimini mushroom and chicken leg contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and pantothenic acid.
| Crimini Mushroom | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.095 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.49 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 3.8 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.5 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.11 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 25 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.1 UG | 0.56 UG |
Crimini mushroom has 100% more calcium than chicken leg - crimini mushroom has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Crimini mushroom and chicken leg contain similar amounts of iron - crimini mushroom has 0.4mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both crimini mushroom and chicken leg are high in potassium. Crimini mushroom has 121% more potassium than chicken leg - crimini mushroom has 448mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than crimini mushroom per 100 grams.
| Crimini Mushroom | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.04 G | 2.987 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| Total | 0.04 G | 3.003 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: Crimini Mushroom (Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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