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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" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more IronIron +92.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg
~equal in Potassium ~223mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +610%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.168mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Chicken meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 0.3µg 76%
Zinc 6.66mg 1.94mg 43%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 8.487mg 27%
Saturated fat 7.548g 3.79g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 2.97g 15%
Iron 2.42mg 1.26mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 1.03mg 9%
Fats 19.17g 13.6g 9%
Cholesterol 116mg 88mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.4mg 9%
Choline 110.2mg 65.9mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 5.34g 7%
Selenium 27µg 23.9µg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Copper 0.099mg 0.066mg 4%
Protein 28.94g 27.3g 3%
Calories 297kcal 239kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.27mg 2%
Sodium 47mg 82mg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 2IU 1%
Magnesium 19mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 174mg 182mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.4µg 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Calcium 16mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 231mg 223mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.063mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.168mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +41%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
~equal in Protein ~27.3g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~-0.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food 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.