Ground chicken vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ground chicken and veal?

Ground chicken is richer in vitamin B6, potassium, fats, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet veal is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, choline, and vitamin B3.
Veal's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 32% higher.
Ground chicken has 4 times more polyunsaturated fat than veal. Ground chicken has 2.08g of polyunsaturated fat, while veal has 0.55g.

We used Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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

Veal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+101.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+118.8%

~equal in Iron ~0.99mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~217mg

~equal in Selenium ~13.7µg

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

Veal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+149%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	1.27µg	32%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.87mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.39mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Potassium	677mg	337mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.55g	10%
Choline	59mg	95mg	7%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	8.03mg	6%
Fats	10.92g	7.56g	5%
Copper	0.062mg	0.103mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	2.84g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.07mg	4%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.16mg	3%
Protein	23.28g	24.38g	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	217mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.27mg	2%
Folate	2µg	11µg	2%
Calories	189kcal	172kcal	1%
Cholesterol	107mg	103mg	1%
Magnesium	28mg	24mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Iron	0.93mg	0.99mg	1%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.035mg	1%
Selenium	14.3µg	13.7µg	1%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Sodium	75mg	83mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Saturated fat	3.11g	3.04g	0%
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.885mg	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