Beefsteak vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between beefsteak and barbecue chicken

Barbecue chicken has less vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, protein, iron, and vitamin B3.
Beefsteak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 38% more than barbecue chicken.
Barbecue chicken contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than beefsteak. Beefsteak contains 0.585mg of vitamin B6, while barbecue chicken contains 0.191mg.
Barbecue chicken has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin.

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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.

Beefsteak

Barbecue chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+71.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+172.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~218mg

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.

Beefsteak

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+193.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.46mg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	0.47µg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.191mg	30%
Zinc	4.85mg	1.78mg	28%
Cholesterol	79mg	127mg	16%
Sodium	57mg	335mg	12%
Selenium	28.8µg	22µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	2.038g	10%
Iron	1.63mg	0.95mg	9%
Saturated fat	5.951g	3.927g	9%
Protein	26.72g	22.51g	8%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	5.732mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	0.152mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.227mg	7%
Choline	101.8mg	62.9mg	7%
Potassium	340mg	255mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	20µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.055mg	2%
Calories	250kcal	226kcal	1%
Calcium	22mg	16mg	1%
Phosphorus	213mg	218mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	44g	N/A
Fats	15.11g	15.08g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.12g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.12g	0%
Magnesium	23mg	21mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Copper	0.073mg	0.077mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.46mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.005mg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	6.446g	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.011g	N/A