Chicken thigh vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken thigh and ground chicken

Chicken thigh has more selenium, zinc, and iron; however, ground chicken is richer in potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and monounsaturated fat.
Ground chicken covers your daily potassium needs 12% more than chicken thigh.
Ground chicken has 2 times less iron than chicken thigh. Chicken thigh has 1.46mg of iron, while ground chicken has 0.93mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

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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.

Chicken thigh

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more IronIron	+57%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+68.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+161.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

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.

Chicken thigh

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.107mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.327mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Potassium	259mg	677mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.538mg	12%
Selenium	20.5µg	14.3µg	11%
Choline		59mg	11%
Protein	28.18g	23.28g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.51µg	8%
Zinc	2.79mg	1.92mg	8%
Iron	1.46mg	0.93mg	7%
Phosphorus	199mg	234mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.302mg	4%
Copper	0.09mg	0.062mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.39mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	4.879g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.121mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Folate	9µg	2µg	2%
Cholesterol	102mg	107mg	2%
Saturated fat	2.78g	3.11g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	2.08g	2%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	1.327mg	1%
Calories	218kcal	189kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Sodium	95mg	75mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU		1%
Fats	10.3g	10.92g	1%
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	26mg	28mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	7.107mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.05g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A