Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
parsnip
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and parsnip:
Chicken leg is high in calories and parsnip has 65% less calories than chicken leg - parsnip has 75 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to parsnip per calorie. Chicken leg has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for parsnip, 6:91:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Leg | Parsnip | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 91% |
| Fat | 69% | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken leg has 104.8 times less carbohydrates than parsnip - parsnip has 18g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Parsnip is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - parsnip has 4.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than parsnip - parsnip has 4.8g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 12 times more protein than parsnip - parsnip has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Parsnip has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - parsnip has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and parsnip are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and parsnip does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and parsnip does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip is a great source of Vitamin C and it has 84 times more Vitamin C than chicken leg - parsnip has 17mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than parsnip - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and parsnip does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and parsnip contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and parsnip does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - parsnip has 1.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Parsnip has 878% more Vitamin K than chicken leg - parsnip has 22.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken leg has more riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, parsnip contains more folate. Both chicken leg and parsnip contain significant amounts of thiamin and pantothenic acid.
| Chicken Leg | Parsnip | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.05 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 0.7 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.6 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.09 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 67 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | ~ |
Parsnip has 300% more calcium than chicken leg - parsnip has 36mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Parsnip and chicken leg contain similar amounts of iron - parsnip has 0.59mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both parsnip and chicken leg are high in potassium. Parsnip has 85% more potassium than chicken leg - parsnip has 375mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than parsnip per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Parsnip | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.155 G | 0.003 G |
| DHA | 0.01 G | ~ |
| EPA | 0.004 G | ~ |
| DPA | 0.012 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.181 G | 0.003 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than parsnip per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Parsnip | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.016 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 2.987 G | 0.041 G |
| Total | 3.003 G | 0.041 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 Parsnip (Parsnips, raw) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||