Ground chicken vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ground chicken and mutton

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and potassium; however, mutton has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, zinc, choline, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mutton is 164% higher.
Mutton has 2 times less potassium than ground chicken. Ground chicken has 677mg of potassium, while mutton has 409mg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo).

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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

Mutton

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+411.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+208.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+165.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.062mg

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

Mutton

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+770.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+70.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.52mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	4.44µg	164%
Iron	0.93mg	4.76mg	48%
Selenium	14.3µg	38µg	43%
Zinc	1.92mg	5.93mg	36%
Protein	23.28g	33.43g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.377mg	12%
Saturated fat	3.11g	5.142g	9%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.897mg	9%
Potassium	677mg	409mg	8%
Choline	59mg	100.6mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.814g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.06mg	5%
Phosphorus	234mg	272mg	5%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	6.52mg	4%
Sodium	75mg	135mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.8mg	3%
Calories	189kcal	234kcal	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.033mg	1%
Magnesium	28mg	31mg	1%
Cholesterol	107mg	109mg	1%
Folate	2µg	0µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	4.459g	1%
Fats	10.92g	11.09g	0%
Carbs	0g	0.08g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.08g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	10mg	0%
Copper	0.062mg	0.062mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.3mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.257mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.403mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.999mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.918mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.399mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.678mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.975mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g	0.147g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.02g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.787g		N/A