Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
peanuts
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in peanuts and chicken leg:
Both chicken leg and peanuts are high in calories. Peanut has 174% more calories than chicken leg - chicken leg has 214 calories per 100 grams and peanut has 587 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, peanuts is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to chicken leg for fat. Peanuts has a macronutrient ratio of 16:14:71 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Peanuts | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 16% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 14% | ~ |
| Fat | 71% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has signficantly less carbohydrates than peanut - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and peanut has 21.3g of carbohydrates.
Peanut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - peanut has 8.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than peanut - peanut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Both chicken leg and peanuts are high in protein. Peanut has 49% more protein than chicken leg - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and peanut has 24.4g of protein.
Peanut is high in saturated fat and chicken leg has 43% less saturated fat than peanut - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peanut has 7.7g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and peanuts are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and peanut has 0.03g of trans fat.
Peanut has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and peanuts contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than peanut - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and peanuts contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has 21 times more Vitamin E than chicken leg - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peanut has 4.9mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken leg and peanuts contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peanut does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has more niacin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more Vitamin B12. Both peanuts and chicken leg contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Peanuts | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 leg - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and peanut has 58mg of calcium.
Peanut has 129% more iron than chicken leg - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and peanut has 1.6mg of iron.
Both chicken leg and peanuts are high in potassium. Peanut has 212% more potassium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and peanut has 634mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than peanut per 100 grams.
| Peanuts | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 leg per 100 grams.
| Peanuts | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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