Beef vs Chicken meat - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food

Beef

7

:

1

Chicken meat

Contains more Iron +106.3%

Contains more Calcium +20%

Contains more Potassium +42.6%

Contains more Copper +28.8%

Contains more Zinc +225.3%

Contains less Sodium -12.2%

Equal in Magnesium - 23

Equal in Phosphorus - 182

Beef

Chicken meat

Contains more Iron +106.3%

Contains more Calcium +20%

Contains more Potassium +42.6%

Contains more Copper +28.8%

Contains more Zinc +225.3%

Contains less Sodium -12.2%

Equal in Magnesium - 23

Equal in Phosphorus - 182

Vitamin Comparison

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

Beef

2

:

7

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin B12 +780%

Contains more Vitamin A +1688.9%

Contains more Vitamin E +125%

Contains more Vitamin B1 +37%

Contains more Vitamin B3 +57.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5 +56.5%

Contains more Vitamin K +100%

Equal in Vitamin B2 - 0.168

Equal in Vitamin B6 - 0.4

Beef

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin B12 +780%

Contains more Vitamin A +1688.9%

Contains more Vitamin E +125%

Contains more Vitamin B1 +37%

Contains more Vitamin B3 +57.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5 +56.5%

Contains more Vitamin K +100%

Equal in Vitamin B2 - 0.168

Equal in Vitamin B6 - 0.4

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is

Vitamin Summary Score

28

25

Mineral Summary Score

37

22

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food

Protein

156%

164%

Carbohydrates

0%

Fats

71%

63%

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.


Lower in Saturated Fat
Lower in price
Rich in vitamins
Lower in Sodium
Rich in minerals
Lower in Cholesterol	Equal
Lower in Sugars	Equal
Lower in glycemic index	Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

Low Calories diet

Low Fats diet

Low Carbs diet

Low glycemic index diet

is better in case of low diet


Low Calories diet
Low Fats diet
Low Carbs diet	Equal
Low glycemic index diet	Equal

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Comparison summary

Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?

Chicken meat is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 2.105g)

Which food is cheaper?

Chicken meat is cheaper (difference - $1)

Which food is richer in vitamins?

Chicken meat is relatively richer in vitamins

Which food contains less Sodium?

Beef contains less Sodium (difference - 10mg)

Which food is richer in minerals?

Beef is relatively richer in minerals

Which food contains less Cholesterol?

?

The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (88 mg)

Which food contains less Sugars?

?

The foods are relatively equal in Sugars (0 g)

Which food is lower in glycemic index?

?

The foods have equal glycemic indexes (0)

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"

Nutrient			Opinion
Calories	250	239
Protein	25.93	27.3
Fats	15.41	13.6
Vitamin C	0	0
Carbs	0	0
Cholesterol	88	88
Vitamin D	2	2
Iron	2.6	1.26
Calcium	18	15
Potassium	318	223
Magnesium	21	23
Sugars	0	0
Fiber	0	0
Copper	0.085	0.066
Zinc	6.31	1.94
Starch
Phosphorus	198	182
Sodium	72	82
Vitamin A	9	161
Vitamin E	0.12	0.27
Vitamin D	0	0
Vitamin B1	0.046	0.063
Vitamin B2	0.176	0.168
Vitamin B3	5.378	8.487
Vitamin B5	0.658	1.03
Vitamin B6	0.382	0.4
Vitamin B12	2.64	0.3
Vitamin K	1.2	2.4
Folic acid (B9)	0	0
Trans Fat	0.572
Saturated Fat	5.895	3.79
Monounsaturated Fat	6.668	5.34
Polyunsaturated fat	0.484	2.97
Tryptophan	0.094	0.305
Threonine	0.72	1.128
Isoleucine	0.822	1.362
Leucine	1.45	1.986
Lysine	1.54	2.223
Methionine	0.478	0.726
Phenylalanine	0.725	1.061
Valine	0.914	1.325
Histidine	0.604	0.802