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Chicken vs Pepperoni
CALORIC DENSITY
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat & skn, ckd, rstd
Pepperoni, pork, beef
2.47
4.94
5094
7057

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Chicken
Pepperoni
Protein = 20g
Protein = 9g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 13g
Fat = 18g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Monounsaturated = 7g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Saturated Fat = 6g
Nutrient chicken pepperoni
Protein 20g 9g
Carbohydrate 0g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 13g 18g
Monounsat. Fat 5g 18g
Polyunsat. Fat 3g 1g
Saturated Fat 4g 6g
chicken
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 12%
Choline = 7%
Vitamin A = 6%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 2%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 4%
Vitamin K = 3%
Nutrientchickenpepperoni
Choline12%7%
Vitamin A6%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E2%0%
Vitamin K4%3%

Chicken have significantly more Vitamins A than pepperoni. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin. Pepperoni are a good source of Vitamin B12.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 5%
Vitamin B1 = 14%
Vitamin B2 = 16%
Vitamin B2 = 12%
Vitamin B3 = 43%
Vitamin B3 = 16%
Vitamin B5 = 18%
Vitamin B5 = 10%
Vitamin B6 = 23%
Vitamin B6 = 13%
Vitamin B12 = 12%
Vitamin B12 = 35%
Nutrientchickenpepperoni
Vitamin B15%14%
Vitamin B216%12%
Vitamin B343%16%
Vitamin B518%10%
Vitamin B623%13%
Vitamin B1212%35%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 5%
Sodium = 45%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 3%
Calcium = 2%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 5%
Magnesium = 2%
Phosphorus = 24%
Phosphorus = 12%
Iron = 18%
Iron = 11%
Manganese = 1%
Manganese = 10%
Selenium = 35%
Selenium = 31%
Copper = 6%
Copper = 5%
Zinc = 20%
Zinc = 11%
Nutrientchickenpepperoni
Sodium5%45%
Potasium5%3%
Calcium2%2%
Magnesium5%2%
Phosphorus24%12%
Iron18%11%
Manganese1%10%
Selenium35%31%
Copper6%5%
Zinc20%11%

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