Ostrich vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ostrich and ground chicken different?

Ostrich is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, protein, copper, and vitamin B1; however, ground chicken is richer in fats and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ostrich is 239% higher.
Ostrich contains 3 times more iron than ground chicken. While ostrich contains 2.79mg of iron, ground chicken contains only 0.93mg.
Ostrich has less saturated fat.

Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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.

Ostrich

Ground chicken

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

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

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

~equal in Sodium ~75mg

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.

Ostrich

Ground chicken

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

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.302mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.107mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.327mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.538mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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