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

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A recap on the differences between ground chicken and elk meat

Ground chicken has more fats and potassium; however, elk meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, copper, zinc, protein, and phosphorus.
Elk meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 102% more than ground chicken.
Elk meat contains 3 times less fats than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 10.92g of fats, while elk meat contains 3.41g.
Elk meat has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Game meat, elk, 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

Elk meat

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

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%

~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

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

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.212mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.96µg	102%
Iron	0.93mg	4.07mg	39%
Copper	0.062mg	0.349mg	32%
Zinc	1.92mg	4.12mg	20%
Protein	23.28g	30.76g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.161g	13%
Fats	10.92g	3.41g	12%
Cholesterol	107mg	72mg	12%
Choline	59mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	0.97g	10%
Potassium	677mg	392mg	8%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1.342g	8%
Phosphorus	234mg	285mg	7%
Selenium	14.3µg	10.5µg	7%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	6.143mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.37mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.485mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.144mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.212mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Calories	189kcal	162kcal	1%
Sodium	75mg	50mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.55mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	53kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	62g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	0.84	N/A
Magnesium	28mg	29mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.291mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.513mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.126mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.428mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.948mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.002g	N/A