Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
raw chicken
versus
pumpkin puree
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in raw chicken and pumpkin puree:
Raw chicken is high in calories and pumpkin puree has 76% less calories than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 34 calories per 100 grams and raw chicken has 143 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, raw chicken is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to pumpkin puree per calorie. Raw chicken has a macronutrient ratio of 49:0:51 and for pumpkin puree, 11:82:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Raw Chicken | Pumpkin Puree | |
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Protein | 49% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 82% |
Fat | 51% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Raw chicken has 201.2 times less carbohydrates than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 8.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and raw chicken has 0.04g of carbohydrates.
Pumpkin puree is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and raw chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Raw chicken has less sugar than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 3.3g of sugar per 100 grams and raw chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Raw chicken is an excellent source of protein and it has 14 times more protein than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and raw chicken has 17.4g of protein.
Pumpkin puree has 14.7 times less saturated fat than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 0.15g of saturated fat per 100 grams and raw chicken has 2.3g of saturated fat.
Both raw chicken and pumpkin puree are low in trans fat - raw chicken has 0.07g of trans fat per 100 grams and pumpkin puree does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree has less cholesterol than raw chicken - raw chicken has 86mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pumpkin puree does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree has more Vitamin C than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 4.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and raw chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 778ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and raw chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree and raw chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pumpkin puree has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and raw chicken has 0.27mg of Vitamin E.
Pumpkin puree and raw chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pumpkin puree has 16ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and raw chicken has 0.8ug of Vitamin K.
Raw chicken has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, pumpkin puree contains more folate.
Raw Chicken | Pumpkin Puree | |
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Thiamin | 0.109 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.241 MG | 0.054 MG |
Niacin | 5.575 MG | 0.367 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.092 MG | 0.4 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.512 MG | 0.056 MG |
Folate | 1 UG | 12 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | ~ |
Pumpkin puree has 333% more calcium than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and raw chicken has 6mg of calcium.
Pumpkin puree has 70% more iron than raw chicken - pumpkin puree has 1.4mg of iron per 100 grams and raw chicken has 0.82mg of iron.
Both pumpkin puree and raw chicken are high in potassium. Raw chicken has 153% more potassium than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 206mg of potassium per 100 grams and raw chicken has 522mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, raw chicken has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DHA than pumpkin puree per 100 grams.
Raw Chicken | Pumpkin Puree | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.071 G | 0.008 G |
DHA | 0.023 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.008 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.008 G | ~ |
Total | 0.11 G | 0.008 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, raw chicken has more linoleic acid than pumpkin puree per 100 grams.
Raw Chicken | Pumpkin Puree | |
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other omega 6 | 0.014 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.324 G | 0.007 G |
Total | 1.338 G | 0.007 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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Note: The specific food items compared are: Raw Chicken (Chicken, ground, raw) and Pumpkin Puree (Pumpkin, canned, without salt) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||