Chicken vs beef

Chicken breast, meat only, roastedGround beef, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 45% more calories in beef than in chicken (240 vs 165 in 100 g). Most of the calories in chicken come from protein.

More in chicken: niacin (2.4×), vitamin B6, selenium, protein and pantothenic acid. More in beef: vitamin B12 (8×), zinc (6.2×), saturated fat (5.5×), total fat (4.1×) and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Chicken breast, meat only, roasted165 cal

31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat

Ground beef, cooked240 cal

25.1 g protein · 0.62 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 14.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin B120.34 µg · 2.7 µg
    14%114%
  • Niacin (B3)13.7 mg · 5.7 mg
    86%36%
  • Zinc1 mg · 6.2 mg
    9%56%
  • Saturated fatlimit1 g · 5.6 g
    5%28%
  • Total fat3.6 g · 14.5 g
    5%19%
  • Vitamin B60.6 mg · 0.38 mg
    35%22%
  • Selenium27.6 µg · 20.5 µg
    50%37%
  • Protein31 g · 25.1 g
    62%50%
  • Iron1 mg · 2.7 mg
    6%15%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.96 mg · 0.68 mg
    19%14%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.18 mg
    9%14%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Cholesterollimit85 mg · 84 mg28%·28%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.62 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit74 mg · 85 mg3%·4%
  • Potassium256 mg · 353 mg5%·8%
  • Calcium15 mg · 25 mg1%·2%
  • Magnesium29 mg · 22 mg7%·5%
  • Phosphorus228 mg · 213 mg18%·17%
  • Copper0.049 mg · 0.081 mg5%·9%
  • Manganese0.017 mg · 0.012 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin A6 µg · 7 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.1 µg · 0.2 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.27 mg · 0.43 mg2%·3%
  • Vitamin K0.3 µg · 1.7 µg<1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.07 mg · 0.043 mg6%·4%
  • Folate4 µg · 9 µg1%·2%
  • Choline85.3 mg · 81 mg16%·15%

From USDA FoodData Central: Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477), Ground beef, cooked (SR Legacy 172161). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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