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Chicken meat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken meat and veal

  • Chicken meat has more selenium and monounsaturated fat; however, veal has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and choline.
  • Veal's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 40% more.
  • Chicken meat has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than veal. Chicken meat has 5.34g of monounsaturated fat, while veal has 2.84g.
  • Veal is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Veal, ground, 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.
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%
Veal
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more IronIron +27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +74.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +99.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
~equal in Magnesium ~24mg
~equal in Sodium ~83mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 16% 5.4% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8%
Veal
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 3% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +323.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.27µg 40%
Selenium 23.9µg 13.7µg 19%
Zinc 1.94mg 3.87mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.55g 16%
Fats 13.6g 7.56g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.27mg 8%
Protein 27.3g 24.38g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 2.84g 6%
Cholesterol 88mg 103mg 5%
Phosphorus 182mg 217mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Choline 65.9mg 95mg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.103mg 4%
Calories 239kcal 172kcal 3%
Potassium 223mg 337mg 3%
Iron 1.26mg 0.99mg 3%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 8.03mg 3%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 1.16mg 3%
Saturated fat 3.79g 3.04g 3%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.15mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.39mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.2µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 88kcal 71kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 42g 58g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.2 1.1 N/A
Vitamin D* 2 IU 0 IU 0%
Magnesium 23mg 24mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 82mg 83mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.885mg 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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Veal
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12%
Contains more FatsFats +79.9%
Contains more WaterWater +12.3%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
Veal
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +440%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.8%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.