Chicken breast vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken breast and ground chicken?

Chicken breast is richer in vitamin B3, protein, selenium, vitamin B6, and choline, yet ground chicken is richer in vitamin B2, potassium, fats, and zinc.
Chicken breast's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 48% higher.
Chicken breast has 2 times more selenium than ground chicken. Chicken breast has 26.2µg of selenium, while ground chicken has 14.3µg.
Chicken breast contains less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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.

Chicken breast

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+145.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

~equal in Sodium ~75mg

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.

Chicken breast

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+141.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	7.107mg	48%
Selenium	26.2µg	14.3µg	22%
Protein	33.44g	23.28g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.302mg	14%
Potassium	276mg	677mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.787g	11%
Fats	4.71g	10.92g	10%
Zinc	1.08mg	1.92mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.538mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.29g	3.11g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	4.879g	8%
Choline	95.9mg	59mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	2.08g	7%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	1.327mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	0.51µg	6%
Cholesterol	91mg	107mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.081g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.121mg	4%
Iron	1.14mg	0.93mg	3%
Phosphorus	246mg	234mg	2%
Vitamin D*	5 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Magnesium	31mg	28mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	8mg	1%
Copper	0.054mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Folate	4µg	2µg	1%
Calories	187kcal	189kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	81kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Sodium	79mg	75mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.39mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.015g	N/A