Chicken meat vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken meat and beef sirloin

Chicken meat is higher in fats and vitamin B5, yet beef sirloin is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, and protein.
Beef sirloin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 49% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat contains 3 times more fats than beef sirloin. While chicken meat contains 13.6g of fats, beef sirloin contains only 5.03g.
The amount of saturated fat in beef sirloin is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled.

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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 meat

Beef sirloin

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+81.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+83.9%
Contains more IronIron	+52.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+193.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.8%

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 meat

Beef sirloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+71.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+390%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.001mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.47µg	49%
Zinc	1.94mg	5.7mg	34%
Selenium	23.9µg	38.9µg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.681mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.185g	19%
Fats	13.6g	5.03g	13%
Phosphorus	182mg	253mg	10%
Choline	65.9mg	117.3mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.79g	1.915g	9%
Iron	1.26mg	1.92mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.607mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	2.006g	8%
Protein	27.3g	30.8g	7%
Potassium	223mg	410mg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Calories	239kcal	177kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	9.001mg	3%
Cholesterol	88mg	81mg	2%
Copper	0.066mg	0.085mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.088mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	27mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	22mg	1%
Sodium	82mg	66mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.39mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.4µg	1%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	57kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	56g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.163mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.202mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.401mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	2.45mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.603mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	1.217mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.528mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.983mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A