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

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Summary of differences between chuck steak and chicken breast

Chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2, while chicken breast has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 111% more than chicken breast.
Chuck steak contains 8 times more zinc than chicken breast. While chuck steak contains 8.68mg of zinc, chicken breast contains only 1.08mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken breast is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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.

Chuck steak

Chicken breast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.8%
Contains more IronIron	+114.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+703.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.2µg

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.

Chuck steak

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+718.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+21.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~7µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	0.37µg	111%
Zinc	8.68mg	1.08mg	69%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	14.782mg	63%
Saturated fat	8.66g	1.29g	34%
Fats	19.64g	4.71g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.64mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	1.72g	19%
Protein	24.98g	33.44g	17%
Iron	2.45mg	1.14mg	16%
Phosphorus	193mg	246mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	1.04mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.125mg	5%
Calories	277kcal	187kcal	5%
Copper	0.077mg	0.054mg	3%
Choline	79mg	95.9mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	1.07g	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.42mg	2%
Selenium	27.5µg	26.2µg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	31mg	2%
Cholesterol	87mg	91mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.079mg	1%
Potassium	325mg	276mg	1%
Folate	6µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	0.51g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.51g	0%
Vitamin D	5IU	5IU	0%
Calcium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sodium	71mg	79mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.021mg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.041g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.619g		N/A