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.
Mozzarella | Chicken |
Nutrient | mozzarella | chicken |
Protein | 19g | 20g |
Carbohydrate | 2g | 0g |
Fiber | 0g | 0g |
Fat | 13g | 13g |
Monounsat. Fat | 4g | 13g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 3g |
Saturated Fat | 8g | 4g |
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.
Nutrient | mozzarella | chicken |
Choline | 3% | 12% |
Vitamin A | 16% | 6% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 1% | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2% | 4% |
Mozzarella have significantly more Vitamins A than chicken. Mozzarella are a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Zinc. Mozzarella are a great source of Phosphorus. Mozzarella are an excellent source of Calcium. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | mozzarella | chicken |
Vitamin B1 | 1% | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 22% | 16% |
Vitamin B3 | 1% | 43% |
Vitamin B5 | 1% | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 5% | 23% |
Vitamin B12 | 32% | 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.
Nutrient | mozzarella | chicken |
Sodium | 32% | 5% |
Potasium | 2% | 5% |
Calcium | 123% | 2% |
Magnesium | 5% | 5% |
Phosphorus | 63% | 24% |
Iron | 3% | 18% |
Manganese | 0% | 1% |
Selenium | 25% | 35% |
Copper | 2% | 6% |
Zinc | 23% | 20% |