Ground chicken vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground chicken and chicken meat

Ground chicken has more potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, chicken meat has more selenium, protein, and vitamin B3.
Chicken meat's daily need coverage for selenium is 17% more.
Ground chicken has 3 times more potassium than chicken meat. Ground chicken has 677mg of potassium, while chicken meat has 223mg.
Chicken meat is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+203.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more IronIron	+35.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.94mg

~equal in Sodium ~82mg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+70%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.3µg	23.9µg	17%
Potassium	677mg	223mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.4mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.168mg	10%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	8.487mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.3µg	9%
Protein	23.28g	27.3g	8%
Phosphorus	234mg	182mg	7%
Cholesterol	107mg	88mg	6%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.03mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	2.97g	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.063mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Fats	10.92g	13.6g	4%
Iron	0.93mg	1.26mg	4%
Calories	189kcal	239kcal	3%
Saturated fat	3.11g	3.79g	3%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.27mg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Choline	59mg	65.9mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	5.34g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Copper	0.062mg	0.066mg	0%
Zinc	1.92mg	1.94mg	0%
Sodium	75mg	82mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	2.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A