Ground chicken vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground chicken and chorizo

Ground chicken has more vitamin B3 and phosphorus; however, chorizo has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, fats, zinc, selenium, and iron.
Chorizo's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 62% more.
Ground chicken has 2 times more phosphorus than chorizo. Ground chicken has 234mg of phosphorus, while chorizo has 150mg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index than ground chicken.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Chorizo, pork, and beef.

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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

Chorizo

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.9%

Contains more IronIron	+71%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.6%

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

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

Chorizo

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+31.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+420.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+292.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.53mg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2µg	62%
Saturated fat	3.11g	14.38g	51%
Sodium	75mg	1235mg	50%
Fats	10.92g	38.27g	42%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.63mg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	18.4g	34%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.41mg	14%
Calories	189kcal	455kcal	13%
Phosphorus	234mg	150mg	12%
Selenium	14.3µg	21.1µg	12%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	5.131mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	3.46g	9%
Vitamin D*		61 IU	8%
Vitamin D		1.5µg	8%
Potassium	677mg	398mg	8%
Iron	0.93mg	1.59mg	8%
Choline	59mg	96.7mg	7%
Cholesterol	107mg	88mg	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.12mg	4%
Protein	23.28g	24.1g	2%
Magnesium	28mg	18mg	2%
Copper	0.062mg	0.08mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.86g	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.22mg	1%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.53mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	189kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.86g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.3mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.6µg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.473mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	2.206mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.708mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.149mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.914mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.721mg	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