Chicken meat vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken meat and ground beef

Chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, selenium, protein, and vitamin B6, yet ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground beef is 91% higher.
Chicken meat contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than ground beef. Chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while ground beef contains 4.026mg.
Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+122.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+80.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+201%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11%

~equal in Potassium ~241mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+730%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.49µg	91%
Zinc	1.94mg	5.84mg	35%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	4.026mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.408g	17%
Iron	1.26mg	2.27mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.512mg	10%
Saturated fat	3.79g	6.073g	10%
Selenium	23.9µg	19.1µg	9%
Protein	27.3g	23.87g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.311mg	7%
Vitamin A	48µg	3µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	7.322g	5%
Fats	13.6g	15.37g	3%
Calcium	15mg	33mg	2%
Phosphorus	182mg	166mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	17mg	1%
Potassium	223mg	241mg	1%
Copper	0.066mg	0.079mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.12mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.051mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Choline	65.9mg	73.2mg	1%
Calories	239kcal	241kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.3	N/A
Cholesterol	88mg	88mg	0%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	2 IU	0%
Sodium	82mg	73mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.171mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.9µg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.775mg	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
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A