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

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What are the differences between ground chicken and luncheon meat?

Ground chicken is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet luncheon meat is higher in selenium and vitamin B12.
Luncheon meat's daily need coverage for selenium is 44% more.
Ground chicken has 2 times more potassium than luncheon meat. While ground chicken has 677mg of potassium, luncheon meat has only 300mg.
The amount of cholesterol in luncheon meat is lower.

We used Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned 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.

Ground chicken

Luncheon meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+125.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.9%

Contains more ZincZinc	+12%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+131.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+167.8%

~equal in Iron ~0.97mg

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

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+143.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+36%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+80.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.128mg

~equal in Choline ~63.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.3µg	38.3µg	44%
Sodium	75mg	820mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.272mg	20%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.92µg	17%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.613mg	14%
Protein	23.28g	17.5g	12%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	5.225mg	12%
Potassium	677mg	300mg	11%
Cholesterol	107mg	78mg	10%
Phosphorus	234mg	170mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.213mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.11g	3.944g	4%
Copper	0.062mg	0.03mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.565g	3%
Fats	10.92g	12.77g	3%
Zinc	1.92mg	2.15mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.16mg	2%
Magnesium	28mg	18mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	5.685g	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0µg	2%
Folate	2µg	0µg	1%
Choline	59mg	63.9mg	1%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.128mg	1%
Calories	189kcal	189kcal	0%
Carbs	0g	1.04g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.04g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Iron	0.93mg	0.97mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg		0%
Threonine	0.97mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg		0%
Leucine	1.816mg		0%
Lysine	2.014mg		0%
Methionine	0.596mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg		0%
Valine	1.102mg		0%
Histidine	0.706mg		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	0.055g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.787g		N/A