Chicken vs Goose: Nutrition Showdown
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Goose vs. Chicken
Chicken and Goose are both popular poultry species, but there are certain nutrition differences between the two that should be noted.
The most obvious difference between them is in their size, as a full grown goose is much larger than a chicken. As a result, a goose is able to provide more meat than a chicken.
Geese are also more expensive to buy than chickens.
Goose meat vs Chicken: Nutrition Comparison
| per 100g | Chicken | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 114 | 161 |
| Fat | 1.65 g | 7.13 g |
| Protein | 23.2 g | 22.75 g |
| Water | 74.86 g | 68.3 g |
| Calcium | 12 mg | 13 mg |
| Iron | 0.73 mg | 2.57 mg |
| Magnessium | 27 mg | 24 mg |
| Phosphorus | 2.4 mg | 12 mg |
| Potassium | 239 mg | 420 mg |
| Sodium | 68 mg | 87 mg |
| Zink | 2.4 mg | 12 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.068 mg | 0.129 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.092 mg | 0.377 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 10.604 mg | 4.278 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.54 mg | 0.64 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.004 mg | 0.031 mg |
Less Calories in Chicken
At first glance, you can see that in chicken is less calories than in goose meat.
Chicken has 114 kcal per 100g and goose meat 161 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 41%.
In chicken and in goose meat most calories came from protein.
See tables below to compare chicken with goose meat in details.
Chicken And Goose meat Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
goose meat - 41% more than chicken - Fat:
goose meat - 332% more than chicken - Protein:
chicken - 2% more than goose meat - Water:
chicken - 10% more than goose meat
More protein in chicken
It is aslo easy to see see that in chicken is more protein than in goose meat.
There is 22.75g per 100g of goose meat and 23.2g per 100g of chicken so using simple math we can see that difference is about 2%.
Less fat in chicken
In chicken is less fats than in goose meat.
The tables above show us that there is 7.13g/100g of fats in goose meat and 1.65g/100g in chicken. In this case difference is about 332%.
Chicken
114kcal- Calories114
- Fat1.65 g
- Protein23.2 g
- Water74.86 g
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg | wing
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 86% PROTEIN
- 14% FAT
Goose
161kcal- Calories161
- Fat7.13 g
- Protein22.75 g
- Water68.3 g
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 59% PROTEIN
- 41% FAT
Vitamins: goose meat vs chicken
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
goose meat - 90% more than chicken - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
goose meat - 310% more than chicken - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
chicken - 148% more than goose meat - Vitaminium B6:
goose meat - 19% more than chicken - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
goose meat - 675% more than chicken
Minerals: chicken vs goose meat
- Calcium:
goose meat - 8% more than chicken - Iron:
goose meat - 252% more than chicken - Magnessium:
chicken - 13% more than goose meat - Phosphorus:
goose meat - 400% more than chicken - Potassium:
goose meat - 76% more than chicken - Sodium:
goose meat - 28% more than chicken - Zink:
goose meat - 400% more than chicken
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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