Chicken vs beef

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

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 61 g of chicken or 42 g of beef. Most of the calories in chicken come from protein.

More in chicken: niacin (3.5×), protein, selenium, vitamin B6 (2.3×) and 2 more. More in beef: vitamin B12 (5.5×), zinc (4.3×), saturated fat (3.8×) and total fat (2.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Chicken breast, meat only, roasted100 cal

60.6 g · 18.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 2.2 g fat

Ground beef, cooked100 cal

41.7 g · 10.4 g protein · 0.26 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 6.1 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 calories 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%37.5%75%
  • Vitamin B120.21 µg · 1.1 µg
    9%47%
  • Niacin (B3)8.3 mg · 2.4 mg
    52%15%
  • Zinc0.61 mg · 2.6 mg
    6%23%
  • Protein18.8 g · 10.4 g
    38%21%
  • Selenium16.7 µg · 8.5 µg
    30%16%
  • Vitamin B60.36 mg · 0.16 mg
    21%9%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.61 g · 2.3 g
    3%12%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.58 mg · 0.28 mg
    12%6%
  • Cholesterollimit51.5 mg · 35 mg
    17%12%
  • Total fat2.2 g · 6.1 g
    3%8%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.26 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit44.8 mg · 35.4 mg2%·2%
  • Potassium155 mg · 147 mg3%·3%
  • Calcium9.1 mg · 10.4 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.63 mg · 1.1 mg4%·6%
  • Magnesium17.6 mg · 9.2 mg4%·2%
  • Phosphorus138 mg · 88.8 mg11%·7%
  • Copper0.03 mg · 0.034 mg3%·4%
  • Manganese0.01 mg · 0.005 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A3.6 µg · 2.9 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.061 µg · 0.083 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.16 mg · 0.18 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.18 µg · 0.71 µg<1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.042 mg · 0.018 mg4%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.069 mg · 0.075 mg5%·6%
  • Folate2.4 µg · 3.8 µg1%·1%
  • Choline51.7 mg · 33.8 mg9%·6%

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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