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Ground beef vs. Chicken heart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and chicken heart

  • Ground beef has more selenium; however, chicken heart is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Chicken heart covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 200% more than ground beef.
  • Chicken heart has 4 times less selenium than ground beef. Ground beef has 19.1µg of selenium, while chicken heart has 4.3µg.
  • Chicken heart contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Chicken, heart, all classes, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 16% 224% 115% 180% 76% 9.7% 12% 23%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +344.2%
Contains more IronIron +162.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +338%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +888.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~177mg
~equal in Sodium ~74mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 11% 3% 0% 0% 38% 168% 92% 154% 83% 911% 0% 54% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +198%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +399.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +192.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +928.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Chicken heart DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 7.29µg 200%
Iron 2.27mg 5.96mg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.728mg 43%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 2.559mg 41%
Copper 0.079mg 0.346mg 30%
Selenium 19.1µg 4.3µg 27%
Protein 23.87g 15.55g 17%
Saturated fat 6.073g 2.66g 16%
Cholesterol 88mg 136mg 16%
Folate 7µg 72µg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 2.71g 15%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 2.37g 12%
Fats 15.37g 9.33g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.152mg 8%
Zinc 5.84mg 6.59mg 7%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.883mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.36mg 4%
Calories 241kcal 153kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.089mg 3%
Phosphorus 166mg 177mg 2%
Potassium 241mg 176mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.71g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.71g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Magnesium 17mg 15mg 0%
Sodium 73mg 74mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.704mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.833mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.376mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.696mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.88mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.408mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
16% 9% 74%
Protein: 15.55 g
Fats: 9.33 g
Carbs: 0.71 g
Water: 73.56 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.5%
Contains more FatsFats +64.7%
Contains more OtherOther +181.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +26%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
34% 31% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.71 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +208.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +564.2%

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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 beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Chicken heart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171458/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.