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Pot roast vs Chicken meat - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Pot roast and Chicken meat

  • Pot roast has more Vitamin B12, Zinc, Iron, Choline and Selenium, however Chicken meat has more Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5 and Vitamin B6.
  • Pot roast's daily need coverage for Vitamin B12 is 76% more.
  • Pot roast has 3 times more Zinc than Chicken meat. Pot roast has 6.66mg of Zinc, while Chicken meat has 1.94mg.
  • Chicken meat is lower in Saturated Fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Pot roast
Pot roast
6
:
2
Chicken meat
Chicken meat
Contains more Iron +92.1%
Contains more Copper +50%
Contains more Zinc +243.3%
Contains less Sodium -42.7%
Contains more Magnesium +21.1%
Equal in Calcium - 15
Equal in Potassium - 223
Equal in Phosphorus - 182
Pot roast
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 91% 5% 21% 14% 33% 182% 75% 7%
Chicken meat
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 48% 5% 20% 17% 22% 53% 78% 11%
Contains more Iron +92.1%
Contains more Copper +50%
Contains more Zinc +243.3%
Contains less Sodium -42.7%
Contains more Magnesium +21.1%
Equal in Calcium - 15
Equal in Potassium - 223
Equal in Phosphorus - 182

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Pot roast
Pot roast
5
:
6
Chicken meat
Chicken meat
Contains more Vitamin E +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12 +610%
Contains more Folate +80%
Contains more Vitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin K +33.3%
Equal in Vitamin B1 - 0.063
Equal in Vitamin B2 - 0.168
Pot roast
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 0% 0% 11% 6% 15% 40% 77% 35% 66% 267% 5% 7%
Chicken meat
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 0% 10% 6% 0% 16% 39% 160% 62% 93% 38% 6% 4%
Contains more Vitamin E +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12 +610%
Contains more Folate +80%
Contains more Vitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin K +33.3%
Equal in Vitamin B1 - 0.063
Equal in Vitamin B2 - 0.168

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is
Vitamin Summary Score
44
Pot roast
36
Chicken meat
Mineral Summary Score
53
Pot roast
31
Chicken meat

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Protein
174%
Pot roast
164%
Chicken meat
Carbohydrates
0%
Pot roast
0%
Chicken meat
Fats
88%
Pot roast
63%
Chicken meat

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.
Pot roast Chicken meat
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in price ok
Lower in Cholesterol ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in Sugars Equal
Lower in glycemic index Equal
Rich in minerals Equal
Rich in vitamins Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

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ok
is better in case of low diet
Pot roast Chicken meat
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet Equal
Low glycemic index diet Equal

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Comparison summary

Which food contains less Sodium?
Pot roast
Pot roast contains less Sodium (difference - 35mg)
Which food is cheaper?
Pot roast
Pot roast is cheaper (difference - $1)
Which food is lower in Cholesterol?
Chicken meat
Chicken meat is lower in Cholesterol (difference - 28mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Chicken meat
Chicken meat is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 3.758g)
Which food contains less Sugars?
?
The foods are relatively equal in Sugars (0 g)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
?
The foods have equal glycemic indexes (0)
Which food is richer in minerals?
?
It cannot be definitely stated which food is richer in minerals. See charts below for detailed information.
Which food is richer in vitamins?
?
It cannot be definitely stated which food is richer in vitamins. See charts below for detailed information.

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"
Nutrient Pot roast Chicken meat Opinion
Calories 297 239 Pot roast
Protein 28.94 27.3 Pot roast
Fats 19.17 13.6 Pot roast
Vitamin C 0 0
Carbs 0 0
Cholesterol 116 88 Chicken meat
Vitamin D 8 2 Pot roast
Iron 2.42 1.26 Pot roast
Calcium 16 15 Pot roast
Potassium 231 223 Pot roast
Magnesium 19 23 Chicken meat
Sugars 0 0
Fiber 0 0
Copper 0.099 0.066 Pot roast
Zinc 6.66 1.94 Pot roast
Starch
Phosphorus 174 182 Chicken meat
Sodium 47 82 Pot roast
Vitamin A 0 161 Chicken meat
Vitamin E 0.51 0.27 Pot roast
Vitamin D 0.2 0 Pot roast
Vitamin B1 0.059 0.063 Chicken meat
Vitamin B2 0.171 0.168 Pot roast
Vitamin B3 4.105 8.487 Chicken meat
Vitamin B5 0.571 1.03 Chicken meat
Vitamin B6 0.283 0.4 Chicken meat
Vitamin B12 2.13 0.3 Pot roast
Vitamin K 1.8 2.4 Chicken meat
Folate 9 5 Pot roast
Trans Fat
Saturated Fat 7.548 3.79 Chicken meat
Monounsaturated Fat 8.175 5.34 Pot roast
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708 2.97 Chicken meat
Tryptophan 0.19 0.305 Chicken meat
Threonine 1.156 1.128 Pot roast
Isoleucine 1.317 1.362 Chicken meat
Leucine 2.302 1.986 Pot roast
Lysine 2.446 2.223 Pot roast
Methionine 0.754 0.726 Pot roast
Phenylalanine 1.143 1.061 Pot roast
Valine 1.436 1.325 Pot roast
Histidine 0.924 0.802 Pot roast
Fructose

References

The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article the sources for which are presented separately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact links of the foods presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/nutrients
  2. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.