Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mushroom
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mushroom and chicken leg:
Chicken leg is high in calories and mushroom has 90% less calories than chicken leg - chicken leg has 214 calories per 100 grams and mushroom has 22 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mushroom is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken leg per calorie. Mushroom has a macronutrient ratio of 44:47:9 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Mushroom | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 44% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 47% | ~ |
| Fat | 9% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both chicken leg and mushroom are low in carbohydrates - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and mushroom has 3.3g of carbohydrates.
Mushroom has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - mushroom has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than mushroom - mushroom has 2g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 430% more protein than mushroom - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and mushroom has 3.1g of protein.
Mushroom has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and mushroom are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mushroom has 2.1mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than mushroom - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and mushroom has 7iu of Vitamin D.
Chicken leg and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken leg and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more riboflavin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both mushroom and chicken leg contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and pantothenic acid.
| Mushroom | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.081 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.402 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 3.607 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.497 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.104 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 17 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.04 UG | 0.56 UG |
Chicken leg and mushroom contain similar amounts of calcium - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and mushroom has 3mg of calcium.
Chicken leg and mushroom contain similar amounts of iron - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.5mg of iron.
Both chicken leg and mushroom are high in potassium. Mushroom has 57% more potassium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and mushroom has 318mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than mushroom per 100 grams.
| Mushroom | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.16 G | 2.987 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| Total | 0.16 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: Mushroom (Mushrooms, white, raw) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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