Steak vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between steak and chicken meat?

Steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, fats, and vitamin B6, while chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3 and protein.
Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 79% higher.
Chicken meat has 3 times less zinc than steak. Steak has 6.34mg of zinc, while chicken meat has 1.94mg.
Chicken meat is lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Steak

Chicken meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.1%
Contains more IronIron	+90.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+226.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Steak

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+585.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	0.3µg	79%
Zinc	6.34mg	1.94mg	40%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	8.487mg	21%
Vitamin B5		1.03mg	21%
Saturated fat	8.443g	3.79g	21%
Iron	2.4mg	1.26mg	14%
Selenium	31.8µg	23.9µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	2.97g	14%
Choline		65.9mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.168mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	5.34g	10%
Fats	19.02g	13.6g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.4mg	8%
Protein	24.85g	27.3g	5%
Vitamin A	7µg	48µg	5%
Cholesterol	78mg	88mg	3%
Phosphorus	163mg	182mg	3%
Calories	271kcal	239kcal	2%
Potassium	279mg	223mg	2%
Copper	0.085mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.27mg	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU	2 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Sodium	58mg	82mg	1%
Manganese		0.02mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.2g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	109kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.2	N/A
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	12mg	15mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.013g	0.02g	N/A