Ground chicken vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground chicken and beef sirloin different?

Ground chicken is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B2; however, beef sirloin is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline.
Daily need coverage for selenium for beef sirloin is 45% higher.
Ground chicken contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than beef sirloin. While ground chicken contains 1.327mg of vitamin B5, beef sirloin contains only 0.607mg.
Beef sirloin has less cholesterol.

Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled are the varieties used 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.

Ground chicken

Beef sirloin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more IronIron	+106.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+196.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+172%

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~253mg

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.

Ground chicken

Beef sirloin

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+118.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+188.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+98.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.3µg	38.9µg	45%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	1.47µg	40%
Zinc	1.92mg	5.7mg	34%
Protein	23.28g	30.8g	15%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.607mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.185g	13%
Iron	0.93mg	1.92mg	12%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	9.001mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.681mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.163mg	11%
Choline	59mg	117.3mg	11%
Fats	10.92g	5.03g	9%
Cholesterol	107mg	81mg	9%
Potassium	677mg	410mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	2.006g	7%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1.915g	5%
Phosphorus	234mg	253mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.088mg	3%
Copper	0.062mg	0.085mg	3%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Calories	189kcal	177kcal	1%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.4µg	1%
Calcium	8mg	22mg	1%
Magnesium	28mg	27mg	0%
Sodium	75mg	66mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.39mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.011mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.202mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.401mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.45mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.603mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.217mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.528mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.983mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0g	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