Chicken thigh vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken thigh and chuck steak?

Chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and protein, yet chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, fats, selenium, and iron.
Chuck steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 113% more.
Chicken thigh has 2 times more vitamin B5 than chuck steak. While chicken thigh has 1.285mg of vitamin B5, chuck steak has only 0.752mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken thigh is lower.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types in this article.

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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 thigh

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more IronIron	+67.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+211.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

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 thigh

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+818.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.373mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	3.03µg	113%
Zinc	2.79mg	8.68mg	54%
Saturated fat	2.78g	8.66g	27%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	4.663mg	15%
Fats	10.3g	19.64g	14%
Choline		79mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	9.457g	14%
Selenium	20.5µg	27.5µg	13%
Iron	1.46mg	2.45mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.752mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	0.81g	11%
Protein	28.18g	24.98g	6%
Cholesterol	102mg	87mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.191mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.619g	4%
Calories	218kcal	277kcal	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.041g	3%
Potassium	259mg	325mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	22mg	1%
Copper	0.09mg	0.077mg	1%
Phosphorus	199mg	193mg	1%
Sodium	95mg	71mg	1%
Vitamin A		7µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.012mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.373mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	77kcal	111kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	46g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	5 IU	0%
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.05g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A