Ground chicken vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground chicken and beef shank

Ground chicken has more vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, while beef shank has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, selenium, protein, and copper.
Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 137% higher.
Beef shank contains 3 times less vitamin B5 than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 1.327mg of vitamin B5, while beef shank contains 0.41mg.
The amount of cholesterol in beef shank is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered.

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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.

Ground chicken

Beef shank

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+51.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+315.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+177.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+446.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+109.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

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.

Ground chicken

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+643.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	3.79µg	137%
Zinc	1.92mg	10.49mg	78%
Iron	0.93mg	3.86mg	37%
Selenium	14.3µg	30µg	29%
Protein	23.28g	33.68g	21%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.41mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.37mg	13%
Copper	0.062mg	0.172mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.21g	12%
Choline	59mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Cholesterol	107mg	78mg	10%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	5.89mg	8%
Fats	10.92g	6.36g	7%
Potassium	677mg	447mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.21mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	2.86g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Phosphorus	234mg	263mg	4%
Saturated fat	3.11g	2.29g	4%
Vitamin E	0.39mg		3%
Calcium	8mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Calories	189kcal	201kcal	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	60kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.3	N/A
Magnesium	28mg	30mg	0%
Sodium	75mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	1.153mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A