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

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Significant differences between ground chicken and deer meat

Ground chicken has more fats; however, deer meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, copper, vitamin B2, zinc, protein, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Deer meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 130% more than ground chicken.
Deer meat has 5 times less fats than ground chicken. Ground chicken has 10.92g of fats, while deer meat has 2.35g.
Deer meat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground chicken

Deer meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.9%
Contains more IronIron	+357%
Contains more CopperCopper	+309.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+107.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground chicken

Deer meat

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+59%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+609.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	3.62µg	130%
Iron	0.93mg	4.25mg	42%
Copper	0.062mg	0.254mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.563mg	20%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.99mg	19%
Protein	23.28g	29.9g	13%
Fats	10.92g	2.35g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.127g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.26mg	12%
Choline	59mg		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	0.554g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	8.78mg	10%
Phosphorus	234mg	299mg	9%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.856mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1.142g	9%
Potassium	677mg	434mg	7%
Cholesterol	107mg	88mg	6%
Selenium	14.3µg	11µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.614mg	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Calories	189kcal	149kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.62mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Magnesium	28mg	33mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	57mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	50kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	67g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	0.6	N/A
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.28mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.434mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.133mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.455mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.895mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0g	N/A