Porterhouse steak vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porterhouse steak and ground chicken

Porterhouse steak has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and selenium; however, ground chicken has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Porterhouse steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 70% more.
Porterhouse steak has 3 times more iron than ground chicken. Porterhouse steak has 2.94mg of iron, while ground chicken has 0.93mg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled 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.

Porterhouse steak

Ground chicken

Contains more IronIron	+216.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+109.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+126.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.2%

~equal in Manganese ~0.016mg

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.

Porterhouse steak

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+327.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%
Contains more CholineCholine	+54.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+322.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.18µg	0.51µg	70%
Iron	2.94mg	0.93mg	25%
Zinc	4.56mg	1.92mg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.314mg	1.327mg	20%
Saturated fat	7.271g	3.11g	19%
Vitamin B3	4.21mg	7.107mg	18%
Fats	19.27g	10.92g	13%
Cholesterol	67mg	107mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.365mg	0.538mg	13%
Potassium	299mg	677mg	11%
Selenium	19.6µg	14.3µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.69g	2.08g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	8.65g	4.879g	9%
Copper	0.13mg	0.062mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.228mg	0.302mg	6%
Phosphorus	193mg	234mg	6%
Choline	91.3mg	59mg	6%
Calories	276kcal	189kcal	4%
Vitamin B1	0.099mg	0.121mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Protein	23.96g	23.28g	1%
Folate	7µg	2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.39mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	28mg	1%
Calcium	7mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	75mg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.259mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.104mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.228mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.105mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.233mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.676mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.033mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.288mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	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		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A