Chicken breast vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken breast and beef

Chicken breast has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B5; however, beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 160% more than chicken breast.
Beef has 3 times less vitamin B3 than chicken breast. Chicken breast has 14.782mg of vitamin B3, while beef has 5.76mg.
Chicken breast contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Chicken breast

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+121.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains more IronIron	+166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+242.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~259mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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.

Chicken breast

Beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+68%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+156.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+26.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1037.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.669mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	4.21µg	160%
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	5.76mg	56%
Zinc	1.08mg	3.7mg	24%
Iron	1.14mg	3.04mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.4mg	21%
Protein	33.44g	27.55g	12%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	0.481mg	11%
Saturated fat	1.29g	2.595g	6%
Copper	0.054mg	0.097mg	5%
Magnesium	31mg	14mg	4%
Choline	95.9mg	75.6mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	0.532g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	2.734g	3%
Fats	4.71g	6.54g	3%
Cholesterol	91mg	85mg	2%
Potassium	276mg	352mg	2%
Phosphorus	246mg	259mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.669mg	2%
Folate	4µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Calories	187kcal	169kcal	1%
Selenium	26.2µg	25.4µg	1%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.25mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	2µg	1%
Sodium	79mg	54mg	1%
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	5IU	3IU	0%
Calcium	16mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.074mg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A