Ground chicken vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ground chicken and pot roast?

Ground chicken is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and potassium, yet pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and protein.
Pot roast's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% higher.
Ground chicken has 3 times more potassium than pot roast. Ground chicken has 677mg of potassium, while pot roast has 231mg.
Ground chicken contains less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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

Pot roast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+47.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+60%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+160.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+246.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.8%

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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+90.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+16.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+317.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.13µg	68%
Zinc	1.92mg	6.66mg	43%
Selenium	14.3µg	27µg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.283mg	20%
Saturated fat	3.11g	7.548g	20%
Iron	0.93mg	2.42mg	19%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.105mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.571mg	15%
Fats	10.92g	19.17g	13%
Potassium	677mg	231mg	13%
Protein	23.28g	28.94g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.171mg	10%
Phosphorus	234mg	174mg	9%
Choline	59mg	110.2mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.708g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	8.175g	8%
Calories	189kcal	297kcal	5%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.059mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Copper	0.062mg	0.099mg	4%
Cholesterol	107mg	116mg	3%
Magnesium	28mg	19mg	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Calcium	8mg	16mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.51mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	9.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	103kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Manganese	0.016mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.924mg	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