Mutton vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mutton and ground chicken

Mutton has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, zinc, choline, and phosphorus; however, ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mutton is 164% higher.
Ground chicken has 5 times less iron than mutton. Mutton has 4.76mg of iron, while ground chicken has 0.93mg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

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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

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+411.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+208.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+165.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Copper ~0.062mg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+770.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+70.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.302mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.107mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.44µg	0.51µg	164%
Iron	4.76mg	0.93mg	48%
Selenium	38µg	14.3µg	43%
Zinc	5.93mg	1.92mg	36%
Protein	33.43g	23.28g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.377mg	0.538mg	12%
Saturated fat	5.142g	3.11g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.897mg	1.327mg	9%
Potassium	409mg	677mg	8%
Choline	100.6mg	59mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.814g	2.08g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.121mg	5%
Phosphorus	272mg	234mg	5%
Vitamin B3	6.52mg	7.107mg	4%
Sodium	135mg	75mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.39mg	3%
Calories	234kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.016mg	1%
Magnesium	31mg	28mg	1%
Cholesterol	109mg	107mg	1%
Folate	0µg	2µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.459g	4.879g	1%
Fats	11.09g	10.92g	0%
Carbs	0.08g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.08g	0g	N/A
Calcium	10mg	8mg	0%
Copper	0.062mg	0.062mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.302mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.257mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.403mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.588mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.764mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.999mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.918mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.399mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.678mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.975mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.147g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.025g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A