Mutton vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mutton and chicken breast

Mutton has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, chicken breast has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mutton is 170% higher.
Chicken breast has 5 times less zinc than mutton. Mutton has 5.93mg of zinc, while chicken breast has 1.08mg.
Chicken breast is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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.

Mutton

Chicken breast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.2%
Contains more IronIron	+317.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+449.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~31mg

~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.

Mutton

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~95.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.44µg	0.37µg	170%
Vitamin B3	6.52mg	14.782mg	52%
Iron	4.76mg	1.14mg	45%
Zinc	5.93mg	1.08mg	44%
Selenium	38µg	26.2µg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.377mg	0.64mg	20%
Saturated fat	5.142g	1.29g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.125mg	13%
Fats	11.09g	4.71g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.459g	1.72g	7%
Cholesterol	109mg	91mg	6%
Potassium	409mg	276mg	4%
Phosphorus	272mg	246mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.42mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.897mg	1.04mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.814g	1.07g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.079mg	2%
Calories	234kcal	187kcal	2%
Sodium	135mg	79mg	2%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.021mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A		7µg	1%
Copper	0.062mg	0.054mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	16mg	1%
Folate	0µg	4µg	1%
Choline	100.6mg	95.9mg	1%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Protein	33.43g	33.44g	0%
Carbs	0.08g	0.51g	0%
Net carbs	0.08g	0.51g	N/A
Magnesium	31mg	31mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.257mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	1.403mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.588mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	2.764mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	2.999mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.918mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.399mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	1.678mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.975mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.147g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.025g		N/A