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Ground chicken vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ground chicken and pork

  • Ground chicken has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, pork is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, and choline.
  • Pork covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 63% more than ground chicken.
  • Pork contains 2 times less vitamin B5 than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 1.327mg of vitamin B5, while pork contains 0.698mg.
  • Pork has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.4% 60% 35% 21% 52% 100% 9.8% 2.1% 78%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg
~equal in Iron ~0.87mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~246mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 7.8% 0% 30% 70% 133% 80% 124% 64% 5.3% 1.5% 32%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +624.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +37.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +59.2%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.321mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground chicken Pork DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.121mg 0.877mg 63%
Selenium 14.3µg 45.3µg 56%
Vitamin B3 7.107mg 5.037mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.327mg 0.698mg 13%
Saturated fat 3.11g 5.23g 10%
Cholesterol 107mg 80mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.51µg 0.7µg 8%
Protein 23.28g 27.32g 8%
Potassium 677mg 423mg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Choline 59mg 93.9mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.538mg 0.464mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.08g 1.2g 6%
Fats 10.92g 13.92g 5%
Zinc 1.92mg 2.39mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.879g 6.19g 3%
Calories 189kcal 242kcal 3%
Phosphorus 234mg 246mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.321mg 1%
Sodium 75mg 62mg 1%
Copper 0.062mg 0.073mg 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Iron 0.93mg 0.87mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 28mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.087g N/A
Tryptophan 0.196mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.97mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.06mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.816mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.014mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.596mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.912mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 1.067mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 11% 65%
Protein: 23.28 g
Fats: 10.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.92 g
Other: 0.88 g
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.4%
Contains more FatsFats +27.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 48% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.08 g
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Ground chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171117/nutrients
  2. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.