Chicken meat vs. Ostrich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken meat and ostrich

Chicken meat is higher in fats, yet ostrich is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper.
Ostrich covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 248% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat contains 5 times more fats than ostrich. While chicken meat contains 13.6g of fats, ostrich contains only 2.57g.
The amount of saturated fat in ostrich is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked.

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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

Ostrich

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+150%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.3%
Contains more IronIron	+121.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

~equal in Sodium ~80mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

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

Ostrich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+268.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1983.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	6.25µg	248%
Zinc	1.94mg	4.85mg	26%
Selenium	23.9µg	37.5µg	25%
Iron	1.26mg	2.79mg	19%
Fats	13.6g	2.57g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.44g	17%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.232mg	14%
Saturated fat	3.79g	1g	13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.545mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.97g	11%
Copper	0.066mg	0.152mg	10%
Phosphorus	182mg	251mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.292mg	10%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	7.143mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	1.318mg	6%
Calories	239kcal	145kcal	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Potassium	223mg	362mg	4%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Protein	27.3g	28.49g	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Cholesterol	88mg	85mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	51kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.4	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Magnesium	23mg	25mg	0%
Sodium	82mg	80mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.23mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	1.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.354mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	2.315mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.796mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	1.176mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.407mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.716mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g		N/A