Chicken breast vs. Elk meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken breast and elk meat

Chicken breast has more vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, elk meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, copper, zinc, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Elk meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 108% more than chicken breast.
Elk meat contains 2 times less selenium than chicken breast. Chicken breast contains 26.2µg of selenium, while elk meat contains 10.5µg.
Elk meat has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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

Elk meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+149.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+42%
Contains more IronIron	+257%
Contains more CopperCopper	+546.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+281.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

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

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+140.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+82.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+196%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	2.96µg	108%
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	6.143mg	54%
Iron	1.14mg	4.07mg	37%
Copper	0.054mg	0.349mg	33%
Selenium	26.2µg	10.5µg	29%
Zinc	1.08mg	4.12mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.37mg	19%
Choline	95.9mg		17%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.485mg	12%
Cholesterol	91mg	72mg	6%
Phosphorus	246mg	285mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	0.161g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.144mg	5%
Protein	33.44g	30.76g	5%
Potassium	276mg	392mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	1.212mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	0.97g	2%
Fats	4.71g	3.41g	2%
Folate	4µg	9µg	1%
Calories	187kcal	162kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.55mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Sodium	79mg	50mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin D	5IU		1%
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	31mg	29mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.019mg	0%
Saturated fat	1.29g	1.342g	0%
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.291mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	2.513mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	1.126mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.428mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.948mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A