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

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What are the differences between chicken soup and ground beef?

  • Ground beef is richer than chicken soup in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chicken soup is lower.
  • The glycemic index of ground beef is lower.

We used Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked types in this article.

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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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.5%
Contains more IronIron +981%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4071.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +514.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +768.2%

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
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% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +409.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1350%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +695.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Zinc 0.14mg 5.84mg 52%
Protein 2.52g 23.87g 43%
Selenium 2.2µg 19.1µg 31%
Cholesterol 3mg 88mg 28%
Saturated fat 0.321g 6.073g 26%
Iron 0.21mg 2.27mg 26%
Fats 1.2g 15.37g 22%
Phosphorus 27mg 166mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.311mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 7.322g 17%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 4.026mg 15%
Choline 9.2mg 73.2mg 12%
Calories 36kcal 241kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.171mg 7%
Potassium 105mg 241mg 4%
Sodium 143mg 73mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Copper 0.054mg 0.079mg 3%
Magnesium 4mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.408g 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Carbs 3.53g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0.051mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 3.53g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 1.58g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +57.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +847.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1180.8%
Contains more OtherOther +298.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1158.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91.5%

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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 soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients
  2. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.