Ground chicken vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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

Ground chicken is richer in vitamin B5, fats, protein, and vitamin B3, yet roast beef is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
Roast beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 64% higher.
Ground chicken has 3 times more fats than roast beef. Ground chicken has 10.92g of fats, while roast beef has 3.69g.
Roast beef contains less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced 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

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.2%

Contains more IronIron	+120.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%

~equal in Potassium ~647mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~242mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.015mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.7µg

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+181.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+31.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.04µg	64%
Sodium	75mg	853mg	34%
Cholesterol	107mg	51mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.566mg	15%
Iron	0.93mg	2.05mg	14%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.2mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.27g	12%
Fats	10.92g	3.69g	11%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	5.581mg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	0.14g	10%
Protein	23.28g	18.62g	9%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1.318g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	1.521g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.043mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.213mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.46mg	6%
Calories	189kcal	115kcal	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.017g	4%
Copper	0.062mg	0.086mg	3%
Choline	59mg	43.9mg	3%
Magnesium	28mg	20mg	2%
Potassium	677mg	647mg	1%
Phosphorus	234mg	242mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.49mg	1%
Selenium	14.3µg	14.7µg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	87g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg		0%
Threonine	0.97mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg		0%
Leucine	1.816mg		0%
Lysine	2.014mg		0%
Methionine	0.596mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg		0%
Valine	1.102mg		0%
Histidine	0.706mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.002g	N/A