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Beef vs chicken
Per 100 g, beef has 208 calories and chicken 167. Beef has more total fat (10 g against 6.6 g), saturated fat (3.6 g against 1.8 g), iron (2.8 mg against 1.2 mg) and potassium (409 mg against 229 mg). Beyond the label, beef has more selenium (33 µg against 25 µg), zinc (7.2 mg against 1.5 mg), phosphorus (261 mg against 192 mg), riboflavin (0.23 mg against 0.15 mg) and vitamin B6 (0.54 mg against 0.41 mg); chicken more niacin (7.9 mg against 5.7 mg). USDA FoodData Central, the typical form of each.
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
The two labels, portion by portion
Each label shows the food's typical portion; switch either to 100 g to compare weight for weight.
Beef
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled, USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Chicken, roasting, meat only, cooked, roasted, USDA FoodData Central.
Every label nutrient, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Beef | Chicken | Beef vs chicken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 208 | 167 | +25% |
| Total fat | 10 g | 6.6 g | +55% |
| Saturated fat | 3.6 g | 1.8 g | +100% |
| Cholesterol | 82 mg | 75 mg | +9% |
| Sodium | 56 mg | 75 mg | 19 mg less |
| Carbohydrate | 0.5 g | 0 g | 0.5 g more |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Sugars | 0 g | n/a | |
| Protein | 28 g | 25 g | +13% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 mcg | n/a | |
| Calcium | 6.0 mg | 12 mg | 6.0 mg less |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 1.2 mg | +128% |
| Potassium | 409 mg | 229 mg | +79% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central (Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled; Chicken, roasting, meat only, cooked, roasted), April 30, 2026 release.
Vitamins and minerals beyond the label, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Beef | Chicken | Beef vs chicken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium | 28 mg | 21 mg | +33% |
| Manganese | n/a | 0.02 mg | |
| Selenium | 33 µg | 25 µg | +35% |
| Zinc | 7.2 mg | 1.5 mg | +373% |
| Phosphorus | 261 mg | 192 mg | +36% |
| Thiamin | 0.06 mg | 0.06 mg | -8% |
| Riboflavin | 0.23 mg | 0.15 mg | +53% |
| Niacin | 5.7 mg | 7.9 mg | -27% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.54 mg | 0.41 mg | +32% |
| Folate | 7.0 µg DFE | 5.0 µg DFE | +40% |
| Vitamin A | 1.0 µg RAE | 12 µg RAE | -92% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1.6 µg | n/a |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, every nutrient the two records report; differences of 20% and 5% of the Daily Value are named in the lead.
What the numbers do not say
Composition only: the table does not measure how either food affects blood sugar or health. The values are for the USDA forms named under each label; for a packaged product, its own label is the authority.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov