Flank steak vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between flank steak and ground chicken

Flank steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, and choline, while ground chicken has more vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% higher.
Ground chicken contains 3 times less zinc than flank steak. Flank steak contains 4.9mg of zinc, while ground chicken contains 1.92mg.
The amount of cholesterol in flank steak is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, 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.

Flank steak

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more IronIron	+87.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.8%

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.

Flank steak

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+219.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%
Contains more CholineCholine	+78.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.107mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.538mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.63µg	0.51µg	47%
Zinc	4.9mg	1.92mg	27%
Selenium	29.4µg	14.3µg	27%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	1.327mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.133mg	0.302mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.322g	2.08g	12%
Potassium	339mg	677mg	10%
Iron	1.74mg	0.93mg	10%
Cholesterol	79mg	107mg	9%
Protein	27.66g	23.28g	9%
Choline	105.4mg	59mg	8%
Fats	8.23g	10.92g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	3.317g	4.879g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.075mg	0.121mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.579mg	0.538mg	3%
Phosphorus	210mg	234mg	3%
Folate	9µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin B3	7.363mg	7.107mg	2%
Copper	0.082mg	0.062mg	2%
Sodium	56mg	75mg	1%
Calcium	20mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	2.1µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	28mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.395g	3.11g	1%
Calories	192kcal	189kcal	0%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.39mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.182mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.105mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.259mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.201mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.338mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.72mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.093mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.372mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.883mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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