Beef vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beef and chicken breast

Beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2; however, chicken breast is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin B5.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 160% more than chicken breast.
Chicken breast has 3 times less zinc than beef. Beef has 3.7mg of zinc, while chicken breast has 1.08mg.
Chicken breast contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef

Chicken breast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains more IronIron	+166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+242.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+121.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~246mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1037.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+68%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+156.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+26.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.079mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.64mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	0.37µg	160%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	14.782mg	56%
Zinc	3.7mg	1.08mg	24%
Iron	3.04mg	1.14mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.125mg	21%
Protein	27.55g	33.44g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	1.04mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.595g	1.29g	6%
Copper	0.097mg	0.054mg	5%
Magnesium	14mg	31mg	4%
Choline	75.6mg	95.9mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1.07g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	1.72g	3%
Fats	6.54g	4.71g	3%
Cholesterol	85mg	91mg	2%
Potassium	352mg	276mg	2%
Phosphorus	259mg	246mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.64mg	2%
Folate	7µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Calories	169kcal	187kcal	1%
Selenium	25.4µg	26.2µg	1%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.021mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.42mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	7µg	1%
Sodium	54mg	79mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.51g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.51g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU	5IU	0%
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.079mg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A