Ground chicken vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground chicken and flank steak

Ground chicken has more vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and potassium, while flank steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, protein, iron, and choline.
Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% higher.
Flank steak contains 2 times less vitamin B5 than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 1.327mg of vitamin B5, while flank steak contains 0.545mg.
The amount of cholesterol in flank steak is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, 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.

Ground chicken

Flank steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more IronIron	+87.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.6%

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

Flank steak

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+219.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.38mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.363mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.579mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	1.63µg	47%
Zinc	1.92mg	4.9mg	27%
Selenium	14.3µg	29.4µg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.545mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.133mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.322g	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Potassium	677mg	339mg	10%
Iron	0.93mg	1.74mg	10%
Protein	23.28g	27.66g	9%
Cholesterol	107mg	79mg	9%
Choline	59mg	105.4mg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Fats	10.92g	8.23g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.075mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	3.317g	4%
Phosphorus	234mg	210mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.579mg	3%
Copper	0.062mg	0.082mg	2%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	7.363mg	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	20mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	56mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.4µg	1%
Saturated fat	3.11g	3.395g	1%
Calories	189kcal	192kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	69kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	52g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.38mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.009mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.182mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.105mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.259mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.201mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.72mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.093mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.883mg	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