Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pinto beans
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pinto beans and chicken leg:
Both chicken leg and pinto beans are high in calories. Chicken leg has 88% more calories than pinto bean - chicken leg has 214 calories per 100 grams and pinto bean has 114 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pinto beans is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken leg per calorie. Pinto beans has a macronutrient ratio of 24:69:7 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Pinto Beans | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 24% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 69% | ~ |
| Fat | 7% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has 117.9 times less carbohydrates than pinto bean - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and pinto bean has 20.2g of carbohydrates.
Pinto bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - pinto bean has 5.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Pinto beans and chicken leg contain similar amounts of sugar - pinto bean has 0.54g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 134% more protein than pinto bean - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and pinto bean has 7g of protein.
Pinto bean has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pinto bean has 0.16g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and pinto beans are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Pinto bean has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pinto bean has 0.1mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than pinto bean - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, pinto bean contains more folate. Both pinto beans and chicken leg contain significant amounts of thiamin.
| Pinto Beans | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.052 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.019 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 0.272 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 24 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Pinto bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has 600% more calcium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and pinto bean has 63mg of calcium.
Pinto bean has 93% more iron than chicken leg - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and pinto bean has 1.3mg of iron.
Both chicken leg and pinto beans are high in potassium. Pinto bean has 35% more potassium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and pinto bean has 274mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more DPA than pinto bean per 100 grams. Both pinto beans and chicken leg contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
| Pinto Beans | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.158 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.158 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than pinto bean per 100 grams.
| Pinto Beans | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.115 G | 2.987 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| Total | 0.115 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: Pinto Beans (Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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