Ground chicken vs. Ostrich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground chicken and ostrich different?

Ground chicken is higher in fats and potassium; however, ostrich is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, protein, copper, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ostrich is 239% higher.
Ground chicken contains 4 times more fats than ostrich. While ground chicken contains 10.92g of fats, ostrich contains only 2.57g.
Ostrich has less saturated fat.

Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Ostrich

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87%

Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+145.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+152.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+162.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~251mg

~equal in Sodium ~80mg

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

Ostrich

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+69.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1125.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.292mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.143mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.318mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.545mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	6.25µg	239%
Selenium	14.3µg	37.5µg	42%
Zinc	1.92mg	4.85mg	27%
Iron	0.93mg	2.79mg	23%
Fats	10.92g	2.57g	13%
Choline	59mg		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.44g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Protein	23.28g	28.49g	10%
Copper	0.062mg	0.152mg	10%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	0.97g	10%
Potassium	677mg	362mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.232mg	9%
Cholesterol	107mg	85mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Folate	2µg	15µg	3%
Calories	189kcal	145kcal	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	251mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Magnesium	28mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.292mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.545mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	51kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.4	N/A
Calcium	8mg	6mg	0%
Sodium	75mg	80mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	7.143mg	0%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.318mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.354mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.315mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.796mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.176mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.407mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.716mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A