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

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A recap on differences between chicken heart and chuck steak

  • Chicken heart has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, and folate; however, chuck steak is higher in selenium and zinc.
  • Chicken heart covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 178% more than chuck steak.
  • Chuck steak contains 12 times less folate than chicken heart. Chicken heart contains 72µg of folate, while chuck steak contains 6µg.
  • Chuck steak has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, heart, all classes, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 16% 224% 115% 180% 76% 9.7% 12% 23%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
Contains more IronIron +143.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +349.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +641.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +539.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg
~equal in Sodium ~71mg

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 11% 3% 0% 0% 38% 168% 92% 154% 83% 911% 0% 54% 0%
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% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +281.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +140.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.663mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.373mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken heart Chuck steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 7.29µg 3.03µg 178%
Iron 5.96mg 2.45mg 44%
Selenium 4.3µg 27.5µg 42%
Vitamin B2 0.728mg 0.191mg 41%
Vitamin B5 2.559mg 0.752mg 36%
Copper 0.346mg 0.077mg 30%
Saturated fat 2.66g 8.66g 27%
Protein 15.55g 24.98g 19%
Zinc 6.59mg 8.68mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 2.37g 9.457g 18%
Folate 72µg 6µg 17%
Fats 9.33g 19.64g 16%
Cholesterol 136mg 87mg 16%
Choline 79mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.71g 0.81g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.152mg 0.066mg 7%
Calories 153kcal 277kcal 6%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 176mg 325mg 4%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.012mg 3%
Phosphorus 177mg 193mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 22mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 4.883mg 4.663mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.36mg 0.373mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Carbs 0.71g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.71g 0g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Sodium 74mg 71mg 0%
Vitamin A 9µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 1.287g N/A
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0.281mg 0%
Threonine 0.704mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.833mg 1.062mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 2.009mg 0%
Lysine 1.303mg 2.184mg 0%
Methionine 0.376mg 0.709mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.696mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.88mg 1.129mg 0%
Histidine 0.408mg 0.809mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 74%
Protein: 15.55 g
Fats: 9.33 g
Carbs: 0.71 g
Water: 73.56 g
Other: 0.85 g
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +33.2%
Contains more OtherOther +431.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.6%
Contains more FatsFats +110.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 31% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.71 g
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +234.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +299%

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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. Chicken heart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171458/nutrients
  2. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/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.