Chicken vs beef
In short
One serving each: 140 calories in chicken (3 oz, 85 g), 204 calories in beef (3 oz, 85 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
3 oz (85 g) · 26.4 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 21.3 g protein · 0.53 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 12.4 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B1212% vs 97%
0.29 µg vs 2.3 µg
- Niacin (B3)73% vs 30%
11.7 mg vs 4.8 mg
- Zinc8% vs 48%
0.85 mg vs 5.3 mg
- Saturated fatlimit4% vs 24%
0.86 g vs 4.8 g
- Total fat4% vs 16%
3 g vs 12.4 g
- Vitamin B630% vs 19%
0.51 mg vs 0.32 mg
- Selenium43% vs 32%
23.5 µg vs 17.4 µg
- Protein53% vs 43%
26.4 g vs 21.3 g
- Iron5% vs 13%
0.88 mg vs 2.3 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)16% vs 12%
0.82 mg vs 0.58 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 12%
0.097 mg vs 0.15 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Cholesterollimit72.3 mg · 71.4 mg24%·24%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.53 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit62.9 mg · 72.3 mg3%·3%
- Potassium218 mg · 300 mg5%·6%
- Calcium12.8 mg · 21.3 mg1%·2%
- Magnesium24.6 mg · 18.7 mg6%·4%
- Phosphorus194 mg · 181 mg16%·14%
- Copper0.042 mg · 0.069 mg5%·8%
- Manganese0.014 mg · 0.01 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin A5.1 µg · 6 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.085 µg · 0.17 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin E0.23 mg · 0.37 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin K0.26 µg · 1.4 µg<1%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.06 mg · 0.037 mg5%·3%
- Folate3.4 µg · 7.7 µg1%·2%
- Choline72.5 mg · 68.8 mg13%·13%
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.