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

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What are the differences between luncheon meat and ground chicken?

Luncheon meat is higher in selenium and vitamin B12, yet ground chicken is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Luncheon meat's daily need coverage for selenium is 44% more.
Luncheon meat has 11 times more sodium than ground chicken. While luncheon meat has 820mg of sodium, ground chicken has only 75mg.

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

Luncheon meat

Ground chicken

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

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%

~equal in Iron ~0.93mg

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.

Luncheon meat

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+80.4%

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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.121mg

~equal in Choline ~59mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	38.3µg	14.3µg	44%
Sodium	820mg	75mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.272mg	0.538mg	20%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	0.51µg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.613mg	1.327mg	14%
Protein	17.5g	23.28g	12%
Vitamin B3	5.225mg	7.107mg	12%
Potassium	300mg	677mg	11%
Cholesterol	78mg	107mg	10%
Phosphorus	170mg	234mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.302mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.944g	3.11g	4%
Copper	0.03mg	0.062mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.565g	2.08g	3%
Fats	12.77g	10.92g	3%
Zinc	2.15mg	1.92mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.16mg	0.39mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	28mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.685g	4.879g	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.1µg	2%
Folate	0µg	2µg	1%
Choline	63.9mg	59mg	1%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.016mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.121mg	1%
Calories	189kcal	189kcal	0%
Carbs	1.04g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.04g	0g	N/A
Calcium	5mg	8mg	0%
Iron	0.97mg	0.93mg	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	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.055g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A