Beefsteak vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beefsteak and chicken meat

Beefsteak has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and choline; however, chicken meat is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
Beefsteak covers your daily need for vitamin B12 45% more than chicken meat.
Beefsteak has 3 times more zinc than chicken meat. While beefsteak has 4.85mg of zinc, chicken meat has only 1.94mg.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Beefsteak

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.5%
Contains more IronIron	+29.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.5%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+122.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Beefsteak

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+360%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	0.3µg	45%
Zinc	4.85mg	1.94mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	2.97g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.4mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	1.03mg	10%
Saturated fat	5.951g	3.79g	10%
Selenium	28.8µg	23.9µg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	8.487mg	9%
Choline	101.8mg	65.9mg	7%
Iron	1.63mg	1.26mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Phosphorus	213mg	182mg	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	88mg	3%
Potassium	340mg	223mg	3%
Fats	15.11g	13.6g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.168mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	5.34g	2%
Calories	250kcal	239kcal	1%
Protein	26.72g	27.3g	1%
Calcium	22mg	15mg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.066mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	82mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.27mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A