Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
maruchan ramen, chicken
versus
cooked
turkey
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in maruchan ramen, chicken and turkey:
Both turkey and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 140% more calories than turkey - turkey has 189 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, maruchan ramen, chicken is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and similar to turkey for fat. Maruchan ramen, chicken has a macronutrient ratio of 10:53:37 and for turkey, 63:0:37 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 63% |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | ~ |
| Fat | 37% | 37% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in carbohydrates and turkey has 100% less carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - turkey has 0.06g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than turkey - maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and turkey does not contain significant amounts.
Turkey has less sugar than maruchan ramen, chicken - maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and turkey does not contain significant amounts.
Both turkey and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in protein. Turkey has 161% more protein than maruchan ramen, chicken - turkey has 28.6g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in saturated fat and turkey has 77% less saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - turkey has 2.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Both turkey and maruchan ramen, chicken are low in trans fat - turkey has 0.1g of trans fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has signficantly less cholesterol than turkey - turkey has 109mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin C than turkey - maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and turkey does not contain significant amounts.
Turkey has more Vitamin A than maruchan ramen, chicken - turkey has 12ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Turkey has more Vitamin D than maruchan ramen, chicken - turkey has 15iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Turkey and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - turkey has 0.07mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Turkey has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.045 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.281 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 9.573 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.948 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.616 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 9 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.02 UG |
Maruchan ramen, chicken has 121% more calcium than turkey - turkey has 14mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has 287% more iron than turkey - turkey has 1.1mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
Turkey is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - turkey has 239mg of potassium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
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: Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) and Turkey (Turkey, whole, meat and skin, cooked, roasted) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||