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Ground chicken vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground chicken and ground beef?

  • Ground chicken is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B2, yet ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and selenium.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 80% more.
  • Ground chicken has 2 times more potassium than ground beef. While ground chicken has 522mg of potassium, ground beef has only 241mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in ground chicken is lower.

We used Chicken, ground, raw and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 46% 31% 22% 40% 76% 7.8% 2.1% 56%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +176.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +297.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5.4% 0% 27% 56% 105% 66% 118% 70% 2% 0.75% 32%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +344.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +262.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground chicken Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 2.49µg 80%
Zinc 1.47mg 5.84mg 40%
Iron 0.82mg 2.27mg 18%
Saturated fat 2.301g 6.073g 17%
Selenium 10.2µg 19.1µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.512mg 0.311mg 15%
Protein 17.44g 23.87g 13%
Vitamin B5 1.092mg 0.512mg 12%
Fats 8.1g 15.37g 11%
Vitamin B3 5.575mg 4.026mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.611g 7.322g 9%
Potassium 522mg 241mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.508g 0.408g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.171mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.109mg 0.051mg 5%
Calories 143kcal 241kcal 5%
Choline 58.8mg 73.2mg 3%
Calcium 6mg 33mg 3%
Phosphorus 178mg 166mg 2%
Copper 0.065mg 0.079mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.9µg 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.12mg 1%
Sodium 60mg 73mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 17mg 1%
Cholesterol 86mg 88mg 1%
Carbs 0.04g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.04g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.065g 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.794mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.361mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.509mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.446mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.683mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.826mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.529mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.023g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.057g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.014g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.303g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 8% 73%
Protein: 17.44 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 0.04 g
Water: 73.24 g
Other: 1.18 g
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.9%
Contains more FatsFats +89.8%
Contains more OtherOther +102.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 49% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.611 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.508 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +269.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +102.8%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Ground chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171116/nutrients
  2. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.