Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
peanut butter
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in peanut butter and chicken leg:
Both chicken leg and peanut butter are high in calories. Peanut butter has 175% more calories than chicken leg - chicken leg has 214 calories per 100 grams and peanut butter has 589 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, peanut butter is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to chicken leg for fat. Peanut butter has a macronutrient ratio of 15:14:71 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Peanut Butter | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 15% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 14% | ~ |
| Fat | 71% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has signficantly less carbohydrates than peanut butter - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and peanut butter has 21.6g of carbohydrates.
Peanut butter is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - peanut butter has 8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than peanut butter - peanut butter has 8.4g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Both chicken leg and peanut butter are high in protein. Peanut butter has 47% more protein than chicken leg - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and peanut butter has 24.1g of protein.
Peanut butter is high in saturated fat and chicken leg has 43% less saturated fat than peanut butter - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peanut butter has 7.6g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and peanut butter are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and peanut butter contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than peanut butter - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and peanut butter contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter has signficantly more Vitamin E than chicken leg - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peanut butter has 6.3mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken leg and peanut butter contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peanut butter has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Peanut butter has more niacin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more Vitamin B12. Both peanut butter and chicken leg contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Peanut Butter | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.106 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.111 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 13.696 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.118 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.418 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 92 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Peanut butter is a great source of calcium and it has 400% more calcium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and peanut butter has 45mg of calcium.
Peanut butter has 175% more iron than chicken leg - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and peanut butter has 1.9mg of iron.
Both chicken leg and peanut butter are high in potassium. Peanut butter has 267% more potassium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and peanut butter has 745mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more DPA than peanut butter per 100 grams. Both peanut butter and chicken leg contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
| Peanut Butter | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.078 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.078 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, peanut butter has more linoleic acid than chicken leg per 100 grams.
| Peanut Butter | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| linoleic acid | 13.854 G | 2.987 G |
| Total | 13.854 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: Peanut Butter (Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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