Beetroot vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beetroot and chicken meat different?

Beetroot is higher in folate and manganese; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 51% higher.
Beetroot contains 22 times more folate than chicken meat. While beetroot contains 109µg of folate, chicken meat contains only 5µg.
Beetroot has less saturated fat.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than beetroot (64).

Beets, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Beetroot

Chicken meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1545%

Contains more IronIron	+57.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+454.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+355%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3314.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Sodium ~82mg

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.

Beetroot

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2080%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+575%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2441%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+564.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+497%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+998.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.334mg	8.487mg	51%
Protein	1.61g	27.3g	51%
Selenium	0.7µg	23.9µg	42%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Folate	109µg	5µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.4mg	26%
Fats	0.17g	13.6g	21%
Phosphorus	40mg	182mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.06g	2.97g	19%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	1.03mg	18%
Saturated fat	0.027g	3.79g	17%
Zinc	0.35mg	1.94mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Manganese	0.329mg	0.02mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.032g	5.34g	13%
Fiber	2.8g	0g	11%
Choline	6mg	65.9mg	11%
Calories	43kcal	239kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.168mg	10%
Iron	0.8mg	1.26mg	6%
Vitamin C	4.9mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin A	2µg	48µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.063mg	3%
Potassium	325mg	223mg	3%
Carbs	9.56g	0g	3%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.27mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Copper	0.075mg	0.066mg	1%
Net carbs	6.76g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	6.76g	0g	N/A
Sodium	78mg	82mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.019mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.047mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.048mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.068mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.058mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.046mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.056mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.021mg	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