Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and peas:
Chicken leg is high in calories and pea has 62% less calories than chicken leg - pea has 81 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to peas per calorie. Chicken leg has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for peas, 26:69:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Leg | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 69% |
| Fat | 69% | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has 84 times less carbohydrates than pea - pea has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Pea is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - pea has 5.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than pea - pea has 5.7g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 202% more protein than pea - pea has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Pea has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - pea has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and peas are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and pea does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pea does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 199 times more Vitamin C than chicken leg - pea has 40mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Peas and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pea has 38ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken leg and peas contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and pea does not contain significant amounts.
Peas and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pea has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Pea has 978% more Vitamin K than chicken leg - pea has 24.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Pea has more thiamin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both chicken leg and peas contain significant amounts of riboflavin and Vitamin B6.
| Chicken Leg | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.266 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.132 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 2.09 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.104 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.169 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 65 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | ~ |
Pea has 178% more calcium than chicken leg - pea has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Pea has 113% more iron than chicken leg - pea has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both peas and chicken leg are high in potassium. Pea has 20% more potassium than chicken leg - pea has 244mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
| Chicken Leg | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 91 UG | 2477 UG |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 449 UG |
| alpha-carotene | ~ | 21 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than pea per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.155 G | 0.035 G |
| DHA | 0.01 G | ~ |
| EPA | 0.004 G | ~ |
| DPA | 0.012 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.181 G | 0.035 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than pea per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.016 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 2.987 G | 0.152 G |
| Total | 3.003 G | 0.152 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 Peas (Peas, green, raw) .
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| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||