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Egg vs Chicken
CALORIC DENSITY
Egg, whole, raw, fresh
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat & skn, ckd, rstd
1.43
2.47
1123
5094

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.
Egg
Chicken
Protein = 18g
Protein = 20g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 14g
Fat = 13g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Nutrient egg chicken
Protein 18g 20g
Carbohydrate 1g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 14g 13g
Monounsat. Fat 5g 13g
Polyunsat. Fat 2g 3g
Saturated Fat 4g 4g
egg
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 = 83%
Choline = 12%
Vitamin A = 31%
Vitamin A = 6%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 11%
Vitamin E = 2%
Vitamin K = 1%
Vitamin K = 4%
Nutrienteggchicken
Choline83%12%
Vitamin A31%6%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E11%2%
Vitamin K1%4%

Egg have significantly more Vitamins A, E than chicken. Egg are a good source of Vitamin A. Egg are a great source of Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus, Iron. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin.

chicken

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

Vitamin B1 = 10%
Vitamin B1 = 5%
Vitamin B2 = 61%
Vitamin B2 = 16%
Vitamin B3 = 1%
Vitamin B3 = 43%
Vitamin B5 = 40%
Vitamin B5 = 18%
Vitamin B6 = 18%
Vitamin B6 = 23%
Vitamin B12 = 90%
Vitamin B12 = 12%
Nutrienteggchicken
Vitamin B110%5%
Vitamin B261%16%
Vitamin B31%43%
Vitamin B540%18%
Vitamin B618%23%
Vitamin B1290%12%

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 = 13%
Sodium = 5%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 5%
Calcium = 15%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 5%
Magnesium = 5%
Phosphorus = 46%
Phosphorus = 24%
Iron = 43%
Iron = 18%
Manganese = 2%
Manganese = 1%
Selenium = 99%
Selenium = 35%
Copper = 14%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 17%
Zinc = 20%
Nutrienteggchicken
Sodium13%5%
Potasium5%5%
Calcium15%2%
Magnesium5%5%
Phosphorus46%24%
Iron43%18%
Manganese2%1%
Selenium99%35%
Copper14%6%
Zinc17%20%

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