Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
chili pepper
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and chili pepper:
Chicken leg is high in calories and chili pepper has 81% less calories than chicken leg - chili pepper has 40 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chili pepper per calorie. Chicken leg has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for chili pepper, 17:79:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Leg | Chili Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 79% |
| Fat | 69% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has 54.6 times less carbohydrates than chili pepper - chili pepper has 9.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Chili pepper has signficantly more dietary fiber than chicken leg - chili pepper has 1.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than chili pepper - chili pepper has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 719% more protein than chili pepper - chili pepper has 2g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Chili pepper has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chili pepper has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and chili pepper are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and chili pepper does not contain significant amounts.
Chili pepper has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chili pepper does not contain significant amounts.
Chili pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 1211 times more Vitamin C than chicken leg - chili pepper has 242.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chili pepper has 111% more Vitamin A than chicken leg - chili pepper has 59ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken leg and chili pepper contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chili pepper does not contain significant amounts.
Chili pepper and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chili pepper has 0.69mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Chili pepper and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chili pepper has 14.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken leg has more niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, chili pepper contains more folate. Both chicken leg and chili pepper contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and Vitamin B6.
| Chicken Leg | Chili Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.09 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 0.95 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.061 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.278 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 23 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | ~ |
Chili pepper has 100% more calcium than chicken leg - chili pepper has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chili pepper has 74% more iron than chicken leg - chili pepper has 1.2mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both chili pepper and chicken leg are high in potassium. Chili pepper has 67% more potassium than chicken leg - chili pepper has 340mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
| Chicken Leg | Chili Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 91 UG | 725 UG |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 671 UG |
| alpha-carotene | ~ | 23 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than chili pepper per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Chili Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.155 G | 0.005 G |
| DHA | 0.01 G | ~ |
| EPA | 0.004 G | ~ |
| DPA | 0.012 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.181 G | 0.005 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than chili pepper per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Chili Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.016 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 2.987 G | 0.104 G |
| Total | 3.003 G | 0.104 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: Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) and Chili Pepper (Peppers, hot chili, green, raw) .
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