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Brisket vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brisket and ground chicken different?

  • Brisket is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron; however, ground chicken is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for brisket is 67% higher.
  • Brisket contains 3 times more zinc than ground chicken. While brisket contains 6.69mg of zinc, ground chicken contains only 1.92mg.
  • Ground chicken has less saturated fat.

Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.3% 1.3% 148%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.4% 60% 35% 21% 52% 100% 9.8% 2.1% 78%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +161.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +248.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 10% 0% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 265% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 7.8% 0% 30% 70% 133% 80% 124% 64% 5.3% 1.5% 32%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +315.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brisket Ground chicken DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.12µg 0.51µg 67%
Zinc 6.69mg 1.92mg 43%
Selenium 27.1µg 14.3µg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.282mg 0.538mg 20%
Iron 2.43mg 0.93mg 19%
Vitamin B3 4.087mg 7.107mg 19%
Saturated fat 7.305g 3.11g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.568mg 1.327mg 15%
Potassium 232mg 677mg 13%
Fats 18.42g 10.92g 12%
Protein 28.82g 23.28g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.302mg 10%
Choline 109.8mg 59mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.681g 2.08g 9%
Phosphorus 175mg 234mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 7.934g 4.879g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.121mg 5%
Calories 289kcal 189kcal 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.062mg 4%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.39mg 1%
Sodium 48mg 75mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 8mg 1%
Cholesterol 106mg 107mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.087g N/A
Tryptophan 0.181mg 0.196mg 0%
Threonine 1.101mg 0.97mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.253mg 1.06mg 0%
Leucine 2.192mg 1.816mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 2.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.717mg 0.596mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.088mg 0.912mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 18% 52%
Protein: 28.82 g
Fats: 18.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 52.48 g
Other: 0.28 g
23% 11% 65%
Protein: 23.28 g
Fats: 10.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.92 g
Other: 0.88 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.8%
Contains more FatsFats +68.7%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more OtherOther +214.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.305 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.934 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.681 g
31% 48% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.08 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +205.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Brisket - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169488/nutrients
  2. Ground chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171117/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.