Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pears
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pears and chicken leg:
Chicken leg is high in calories and pear has 73% less calories than chicken leg - pear has 57 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pears is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken leg per calorie. Pears has a macronutrient ratio of 2:96:2 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Pears | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 2% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 96% | ~ |
| Fat | 2% | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has 88.5 times less carbohydrates than pear - pear has 15.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Pear is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - pear has 3.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than pear - pear has 9.8g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 44 times more protein than pear - pear has 0.36g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Pear has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - pear has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and pears are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and pear does not contain significant amounts.
Pear has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pear does not contain significant amounts.
Pear has 20 times more Vitamin C than chicken leg - pear has 4.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has 27 times more Vitamin A than pear - pear has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken leg and pears contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and pear does not contain significant amounts.
Pears and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pear has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Pears and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pear has 4.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both pears and chicken leg contain significant amounts of folate.
| Pears | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.012 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.026 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 0.161 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.049 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.029 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 7 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Pears and chicken leg contain similar amounts of calcium - pear has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chicken leg has 283% more iron than pear - pear has 0.18mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Chicken leg is a great source of potassium and it has 75% more potassium than pear - pear has 116mg 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,
| Pears | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 14 UG | ~ |
| alpha-carotene | 1 UG | ~ |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 44 UG | 91 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than pear per 100 grams.
| Pears | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.001 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.001 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than pear per 100 grams.
| Pears | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.093 G | 2.987 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| Total | 0.093 G | 3.003 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: Pears (Pears, raw) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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