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Chicken Breast Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 149

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 3g %5

Saturated Fat 1g %5

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 106mg %0

Sodium 215mg %14

Total Carbohydrate 0g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 30g

Vitamin D 1.0IU %0

Calcium 6.0mg %0

Iron 0.4mg %2

Potassium 420mg %11

Phosphorus 249.0mg %24

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in chicken breast

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin D 1.0IU %0

Vitamin A 32.0IU %1

Vitamin E 0.3mg %2

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg %7

Vitamin B12 0.2µg %8

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.2mg %17

Choline, total 107.7mg %20

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 1.5mg %30

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 11.1mg %69

Vitamin B6 1.0mg %76

Minerals in chicken breast

Calcium 6.0mg %0

Manganese 0.0mg %0

Iron 0.4mg %2

Copper 0.0mg %4

Zinc 0.8mg %6

Magnesium 31.0mg %7

Potassium 420.0mg %11

Sodium 215.0mg %14

Phosphorus 249.0mg %25

Selenium 42.4µg %77

Amino Acids in chicken breast

Valine 1.5g %78

Leucine 2.4g %83

Isoleucine 1.4g %96

Methionine 0.8g %98

Cystine 0.3g %101

Tyrosine 1.1g %113

Threonine 1.3g %118

Tryptophan 0.4g %124

Lysine 2.8g %126

Phenylalanine 1.2g %127

Histidine 1.1g %147

Fatty Acids in chicken breast

EPA 0.00g %1

ALA 0.02g %2

Omega-3 0.04g %3

DHA 0.01g %4

DPA 0.01g %5

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of chicken breast is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Chicken Breast has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 51
Leucine 59 81
Isoleucine 30 48
Threonine 23 44
Tryptophan 6 12
Lysine 45 95
Histidine 15 37
Met+Cys 22 36
Phe+Tyr 30 75

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in chicken breast is 8.2 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of chicken breast is 1.5 which makes it a low energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in chicken breast as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for chicken breast is 35/100 good).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for chicken breast

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 14.17 <4
Zinc:Copper 24.12 <12
Potassium:Sodium 1.95 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 0.19 <2
Iron:Copper 11.76 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.02 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 67%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

56% of insulinogenic calories

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