Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
peanuts
versus
chicken quarter
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in peanuts and chicken quarter:
Both peanuts and chicken quarter are high in calories. Peanut has 174% more calories than chicken quarter - peanut has 587 calories per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, peanuts is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to chicken quarter for fat. Peanuts has a macronutrient ratio of 16:14:71 and for chicken quarter, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Peanuts | Chicken Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 16% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 14% | ~ |
| Fat | 71% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken quarter has signficantly less carbohydrates than peanut - peanut has 21.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Peanut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken quarter - peanut has 8.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken quarter does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter has less sugar than peanut - peanut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken quarter does not contain significant amounts.
Both peanuts and chicken quarter are high in protein. Peanut has 49% more protein than chicken quarter - peanut has 24.4g of protein per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 16.4g of protein.
Peanut is high in saturated fat and chicken quarter has 43% less saturated fat than peanut - peanut has 7.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both peanuts and chicken quarter are low in trans fat - peanut has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.06g of trans fat.
Peanut has less cholesterol than chicken quarter - chicken quarter has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and peanuts contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken quarter has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter has more Vitamin A than peanut - chicken quarter has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and peanuts contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken quarter has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has 21 times more Vitamin E than chicken quarter - peanut has 4.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken quarter and peanuts contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken quarter has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has more niacin and folate, however, chicken quarter contains more Vitamin B12. Both peanuts and chicken quarter contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Peanuts | Chicken Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.152 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.197 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 14.355 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.011 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.466 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 97 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Peanut is a great source of calcium and it has 544% more calcium than chicken quarter - peanut has 58mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 9mg of calcium.
Peanut has 129% more iron than chicken quarter - peanut has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.69mg of iron.
Both peanuts and chicken quarter are high in potassium. Peanut has 212% more potassium than chicken quarter - peanut has 634mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 203mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken quarter has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than peanut per 100 grams.
| Peanuts | Chicken Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.026 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.026 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, peanut has more linoleic acid than chicken quarter per 100 grams.
| Peanuts | Chicken Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.004 G | 0.016 G |
| linoleic acid | 9.715 G | 2.987 G |
| Total | 9.719 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: Peanuts (Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt) and Chicken Quarter (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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