Chicken breast vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken breast and chuck steak

Chicken breast has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 111% more than chicken breast.
Chicken breast contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than chuck steak. While chicken breast contains 14.782mg of vitamin B3, chuck steak contains only 4.663mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken breast is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.8%
Contains more IronIron	+114.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+703.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.1%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.5µg

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

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+21.4%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+718.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~7µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	3.03µg	111%
Zinc	1.08mg	8.68mg	69%
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	4.663mg	63%
Saturated fat	1.29g	8.66g	34%
Fats	4.71g	19.64g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.373mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	9.457g	19%
Protein	33.44g	24.98g	17%
Iron	1.14mg	2.45mg	16%
Phosphorus	246mg	193mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	0.752mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.191mg	5%
Calories	187kcal	277kcal	5%
Copper	0.054mg	0.077mg	3%
Choline	95.9mg	79mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	0.81g	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.1mg	2%
Selenium	26.2µg	27.5µg	2%
Magnesium	31mg	22mg	2%
Cholesterol	91mg	87mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.066mg	1%
Potassium	276mg	325mg	1%
Folate	4µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Vitamin D	5IU	5IU	0%
Calcium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sodium	79mg	71mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.619g	N/A