Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
macaroons
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in macaroons and chicken leg:
Both chicken leg and macaroons are high in calories. Macaroon has 115% more calories than chicken leg - chicken leg has 214 calories per 100 grams and macaroon has 460 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, macaroons is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken leg per calorie. Macaroons has a macronutrient ratio of 3:53:44 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Macaroons | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | ~ |
| Fat | 44% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Macaroon is high in carbohydrates and chicken leg has 100% less carbohydrates than macaroon - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and macaroon has 61.2g of carbohydrates.
Macaroon is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - macaroon has 5.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon is high in sugar and chicken leg has less sugar than macaroon - macaroon has 45.2g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 442% more protein than macaroon - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and macaroon has 3g of protein.
Macaroon is high in saturated fat and chicken leg has 78% less saturated fat than macaroon - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and macaroon has 20.1g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and macaroons are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and macaroon does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and macaroon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and macaroons contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and macaroon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than macaroon - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and macaroon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and macaroons contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and macaroon does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and macaroons contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and macaroon has 0.19mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken leg and macaroons contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and macaroon has 1.1ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both macaroons and chicken leg contain significant amounts of folate.
| Macaroons | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.06 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 0.22 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.096 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 3 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Chicken leg and macaroons contain similar amounts of calcium - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and macaroon has 5mg of calcium.
Chicken leg and macaroons contain similar amounts of iron - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and macaroon has 0.82mg of iron.
Chicken leg is a great source of potassium and it has 65% more potassium than macaroon - chicken leg has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and macaroon has 123mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than macaroon per 100 grams.
| Macaroons | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.048 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.048 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than macaroon per 100 grams.
| Macaroons | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.762 G | 2.987 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| Total | 0.762 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: Macaroons (Cookie, macaroon) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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