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

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Significant differences between ground chicken and quail meat

Ground chicken has more potassium and vitamin B5; however, quail meat is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin C, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat.
Quail meat covers your daily copper needs 49% more than ground chicken.
Quail meat has 3 times less potassium than ground chicken. Ground chicken has 677mg of potassium, while quail meat has 216mg.
Quail meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Quail, meat, and skin, raw.

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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

Quail meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+213.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more IronIron	+326.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+717.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.1%

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.538mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.062mg	0.507mg	49%
Iron	0.93mg	3.97mg	38%
Potassium	677mg	216mg	14%
Choline	59mg		11%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.772mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.244mg	10%
Cholesterol	107mg	76mg	10%
Vitamin A	0µg	73µg	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Protein	23.28g	19.63g	7%
Phosphorus	234mg	275mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	2.98g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.6mg	5%
Zinc	1.92mg	2.42mg	5%
Selenium	14.3µg	16.6µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.39mg		3%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.26mg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	7.538mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.43µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	4.18g	2%
Folate	2µg	8µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Fats	10.92g	12.05g	2%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.11g	3.38g	1%
Sodium	75mg	53mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	13mg	1%
Calories	189kcal	192kcal	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.03g	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