Chicken vs beef
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
31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat
25.1 g protein · 0.62 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 14.5 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B1214% vs 114%
0.34 µg vs 2.7 µg
- Niacin (B3)86% vs 36%
13.7 mg vs 5.7 mg
- Zinc9% vs 56%
1 mg vs 6.2 mg
- Saturated fatlimit5% vs 28%
1 g vs 5.6 g
- Total fat5% vs 19%
3.6 g vs 14.5 g
- Vitamin B635% vs 22%
0.6 mg vs 0.38 mg
- Selenium50% vs 37%
27.6 µg vs 20.5 µg
- Protein62% vs 50%
31 g vs 25.1 g
- Iron6% vs 15%
1 mg vs 2.7 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)19% vs 14%
0.96 mg vs 0.68 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)9% vs 14%
0.11 mg vs 0.18 mg
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.