Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
figs
versus
cooked
chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in figs and chicken:
Chicken is high in calories and fig has 61% less calories than chicken - chicken has 189 calories per 100 grams and fig has 74 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, figs is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken per calorie. Figs has a macronutrient ratio of 4:93:3 and for chicken, 49:0:51 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Figs | Chicken | |
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Protein | 4% | 49% |
Carbohydrates | 93% | ~ |
Fat | 3% | 51% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken has less carbohydrates than fig - fig has 19.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Fig is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken - fig has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has signficantly less sugar than fig - fig has 16.3g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken is an excellent source of protein and it has 30 times more protein than fig - chicken has 23.3g of protein per 100 grams and fig has 0.75g of protein.
Fig has 50.8 times less saturated fat than chicken - chicken has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fig has 0.06g of saturated fat.
Both chicken and figs are low in trans fat - chicken has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and fig does not contain significant amounts.
Fig has signficantly less cholesterol than chicken - chicken has 107mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fig does not contain significant amounts.
Fig has more Vitamin C than chicken - fig has 2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Fig has more Vitamin A than chicken - fig has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken and figs contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken has 0.39mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fig has 0.11mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken and figs contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken has 2.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fig has 4.7ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both figs and chicken contain significant amounts of folate.
Figs | Chicken | |
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Thiamin | 0.06 MG | 0.121 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.302 MG |
Niacin | 0.4 MG | 7.107 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.3 MG | 1.327 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.113 MG | 0.538 MG |
Folate | 6 UG | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.51 UG |
Fig has 338% more calcium than chicken - chicken has 8mg of calcium per 100 grams and fig has 35mg of calcium.
Chicken has 151% more iron than fig - chicken has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and fig has 0.37mg of iron.
Both chicken and figs are high in potassium. Chicken has 192% more potassium than fig - chicken has 677mg of potassium per 100 grams and fig has 232mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken has more linoleic acid than fig per 100 grams.
Figs | Chicken | |
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linoleic acid | 0.144 G | 1.818 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.02 G |
Total | 0.144 G | 1.838 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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