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

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How are chicken breast and ground beef different?

Chicken breast is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, selenium, and phosphorus, while ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, fats, and iron.
Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12 88% more than chicken breast.
Chicken breast contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than ground beef. Chicken breast contains 14.782mg of vitamin B3, while ground beef contains 4.026mg.
Chicken breast is lower in saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked types were used in this article.

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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 beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+106.3%
Contains more IronIron	+99.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+440.7%

~equal in Sodium ~73mg

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 beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+267.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+103.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105.8%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+573%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	2.49µg	88%
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	4.026mg	67%
Zinc	1.08mg	5.84mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.311mg	25%
Saturated fat	1.29g	6.073g	22%
Protein	33.44g	23.87g	19%
Fats	4.71g	15.37g	16%
Iron	1.14mg	2.27mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	7.322g	14%
Selenium	26.2µg	19.1µg	13%
Phosphorus	246mg	166mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	0.512mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.171mg	4%
Choline	95.9mg	73.2mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	0.408g	4%
Calories	187kcal	241kcal	3%
Magnesium	31mg	17mg	3%
Copper	0.054mg	0.079mg	3%
Calcium	16mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.051mg	2%
Cholesterol	91mg	88mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	276mg	241mg	1%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.009mg	1%
Folate	4µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Vitamin D*	5 IU	2 IU	0%
Sodium	79mg	73mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.9µg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A