Veal vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between veal and chicken meat

Veal has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and choline; however, chicken meat has more selenium and monounsaturated fat.
Veal's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 40% more.
Veal has 2 times more zinc than chicken meat. Veal has 3.87mg of zinc, while chicken meat has 1.94mg.
Chicken meat is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Veal

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+99.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

Contains more IronIron	+27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Sodium ~82mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Veal

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+323.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.487mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	0.3µg	40%
Selenium	13.7µg	23.9µg	19%
Zinc	3.87mg	1.94mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	2.97g	16%
Fats	7.56g	13.6g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.168mg	8%
Protein	24.38g	27.3g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	5.34g	6%
Cholesterol	103mg	88mg	5%
Phosphorus	217mg	182mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Choline	95mg	65.9mg	5%
Copper	0.103mg	0.066mg	4%
Calories	172kcal	239kcal	3%
Potassium	337mg	223mg	3%
Iron	0.99mg	1.26mg	3%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	8.487mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	1.03mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.04g	3.79g	3%
Folate	11µg	5µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.27mg	1%
Manganese	0.035mg	0.02mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.4mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	2.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Magnesium	24mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	83mg	82mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.065mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A