Chicken meat vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between chicken meat and beef sirloin
- Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B5, yet beef sirloin is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, iron, and potassium.
- Beef sirloin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 49% more than chicken meat.
- Chicken meat contains 2 times more saturated fat than beef sirloin. While chicken meat contains 3.79g of saturated fat, beef sirloin contains only 1.915g.
Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +81.8% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +17.4% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +46.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +83.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +52.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +28.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +193.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +39% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -19.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +62.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +69.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +71.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +44.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +39.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +70.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +390% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +78% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 1.47µg | 49% |
| Zinc | 1.94mg | 5.7mg | 34% |
| Selenium | 23.9µg | 38.9µg | 27% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 0.681mg | 22% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.97g | 0.185g | 19% |
| Fats | 13.6g | 5.03g | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 182mg | 253mg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 3.79g | 1.915g | 9% |
| Choline | 65.9mg | 117.3mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.03mg | 0.607mg | 8% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 5.34g | 2.006g | 8% |
| Iron | 1.26mg | 1.92mg | 8% |
| Protein | 27.3g | 30.8g | 7% |
| Potassium | 223mg | 410mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 48µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Vitamin B3 | 8.487mg | 9.001mg | 3% |
| Calories | 239kcal | 177kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.063mg | 0.088mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.066mg | 0.085mg | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 81mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 0.39mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 66mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 1.4µg | 1% |
| Folate | 5µg | 10µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 22mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 27mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
| Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.168mg | 0.163mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.305mg | 0.202mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.128mg | 1.23mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.362mg | 1.401mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.986mg | 2.45mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.223mg | 2.603mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.726mg | 0.802mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.061mg | 1.217mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.325mg | 1.528mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.802mg | 0.983mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.01g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.04g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.02g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
27.3 g
Fats:
13.6 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.45 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
30.8 g
Fats:
5.03 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
63.58 g
Other:
0.59 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +170.4% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.8% |
~equal in
Carbs
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Water
~63.58g
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Other
~0.59g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.97 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.915 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.185 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +166.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1505.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.5% |
