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

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Important differences between chicken meat and roast beef

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, roast beef has more vitamin B12, potassium, zinc, and iron.
  • Roast beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% more.
  • Chicken meat has 3 times more saturated fat than roast beef. Chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, while roast beef has 1.318g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 1.5% 57% 77% 29% 87% 104% 111% 2% 80%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.1%
Contains more IronIron +62.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33%

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 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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% 1% 9.8% 0% 11% 49% 105% 34% 106% 255% 4% 3.8% 24%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +580%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Roast beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 2.04µg 73%
Sodium 82mg 853mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.27g 18%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 5.581mg 18%
Protein 27.3g 18.62g 17%
Selenium 23.9µg 14.7µg 17%
Fats 13.6g 3.69g 15%
Cholesterol 88mg 51mg 12%
Potassium 223mg 647mg 12%
Saturated fat 3.79g 1.318g 11%
Zinc 1.94mg 3.2mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 1.521g 10%
Iron 1.26mg 2.05mg 10%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.566mg 9%
Phosphorus 182mg 242mg 9%
Calories 239kcal 115kcal 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.46mg 5%
Choline 65.9mg 43.9mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.213mg 3%
Copper 0.066mg 0.086mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.043mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.49mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.6µg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.64g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.29g N/A
Manganese 0.02mg 0.015mg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.148g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.14g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
19% 4% 74% 3%
Protein: 18.62 g
Fats: 3.69 g
Carbs: 0.64 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 3.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.6%
Contains more FatsFats +268.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +24%
~equal in Other ~3.33g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
42% 49% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.318 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.521 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.27 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1000%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.2%

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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 meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Roast beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174570/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.