Chicken meat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken meat and veal

Chicken meat has more selenium, fats, protein, and vitamin A; however, veal has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and choline.
Veal's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 40% more.
Chicken meat is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Veal, ground, 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

Veal

Contains more IronIron	+27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+99.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Sodium ~83mg

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

Veal

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+323.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.27µg	40%
Selenium	23.9µg	13.7µg	19%
Zinc	1.94mg	3.87mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.55g	16%
Fats	13.6g	7.56g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.27mg	8%
Protein	27.3g	24.38g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	2.84g	6%
Cholesterol	88mg	103mg	5%
Phosphorus	182mg	217mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Choline	65.9mg	95mg	5%
Copper	0.066mg	0.103mg	4%
Calories	239kcal	172kcal	3%
Potassium	223mg	337mg	3%
Iron	1.26mg	0.99mg	3%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	8.03mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	1.16mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.79g	3.04g	3%
Folate	5µg	11µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.15mg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.035mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.39mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	0 IU	0%
Magnesium	23mg	24mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	17mg	0%
Sodium	82mg	83mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.885mg	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