Chicken meat vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken meat and roast beef

Chicken meat has more protein, vitamin B3, selenium, and fats; however, roast beef has more vitamin B12, potassium, and zinc.
Roast beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% more.
Chicken meat has 4 times more fats than roast beef. Chicken meat has 13.6g of fats, while roast beef has 3.69g.
Roast beef is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+190.1%
Contains more IronIron	+62.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33%

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+580%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.04µg	73%
Sodium	82mg	853mg	34%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	5.581mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.27g	18%
Protein	27.3g	18.62g	17%
Selenium	23.9µg	14.7µg	17%
Fats	13.6g	3.69g	15%
Cholesterol	88mg	51mg	12%
Potassium	223mg	647mg	12%
Zinc	1.94mg	3.2mg	11%
Saturated fat	3.79g	1.318g	11%
Iron	1.26mg	2.05mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	1.521g	10%
Phosphorus	182mg	242mg	9%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.566mg	9%
Calories	239kcal	115kcal	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	3µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.46mg	5%
Choline	65.9mg	43.9mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.213mg	3%
Copper	0.066mg	0.086mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.043mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.49mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.017g	1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.14g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	87g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	1 IU	0%
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Manganese	0.02mg	0.015mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg		0%
Threonine	1.128mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg		0%
Leucine	1.986mg		0%
Lysine	2.223mg		0%
Methionine	0.726mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg		0%
Valine	1.325mg		0%
Histidine	0.802mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A