Beefsteak vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beefsteak and ground chicken?

Beefsteak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and choline, yet ground chicken is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Beefsteak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 36% more.
Beefsteak has 3 times more zinc than ground chicken. While beefsteak has 4.85mg of zinc, ground chicken has only 1.92mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ground chicken is lower.

We used Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned types in this article.

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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.

Beefsteak

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more IronIron	+75.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+152.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

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.

Beefsteak

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+170.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+72.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+115.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+151.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+31.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.107mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.538mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	0.51µg	36%
Zinc	4.85mg	1.92mg	27%
Selenium	28.8µg	14.3µg	26%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	1.327mg	16%
Saturated fat	5.951g	3.11g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.302mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	2.08g	10%
Potassium	340mg	677mg	10%
Cholesterol	79mg	107mg	9%
Iron	1.63mg	0.93mg	9%
Choline	101.8mg	59mg	8%
Protein	26.72g	23.28g	7%
Fats	15.11g	10.92g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.121mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.538mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	4.879g	4%
Phosphorus	213mg	234mg	3%
Calories	250kcal	189kcal	3%
Folate	8µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	7.107mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	75mg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.062mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	8mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.39mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A