Elk meat vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between elk meat and ground chicken

Elk meat has more vitamin B12, iron, copper, zinc, and phosphorus; however, ground chicken is higher in potassium, selenium, and vitamin B3.
Elk meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 102% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 6 times less copper than elk meat. Elk meat contains 0.349mg of copper, while ground chicken contains 0.062mg.
Elk meat has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 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.

Elk meat

Ground chicken

Contains more IronIron	+337.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+462.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+114.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.2%

~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.

Elk meat

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+41%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+480.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.327mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.96µg	0.51µg	102%
Iron	4.07mg	0.93mg	39%
Copper	0.349mg	0.062mg	32%
Zinc	4.12mg	1.92mg	20%
Protein	30.76g	23.28g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.161g	2.08g	13%
Fats	3.41g	10.92g	12%
Cholesterol	72mg	107mg	12%
Choline		59mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	4.879g	10%
Potassium	392mg	677mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.342g	3.11g	8%
Selenium	10.5µg	14.3µg	7%
Phosphorus	285mg	234mg	7%
Vitamin B3	6.143mg	7.107mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.302mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.538mg	4%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.144mg	0.121mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.212mg	1.327mg	2%
Folate	9µg	2µg	2%
Calories	162kcal	189kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.39mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	75mg	1%
Magnesium	29mg	28mg	0%
Calcium	5mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.275mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.236mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.291mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.513mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.755mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.126mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.428mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.948mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A