Chicken breast vs Beef jerky: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Chicken breast has 106 kcal and Beef jerky has 410 kcal, so Chicken breast has 74% fewer calories.
Beef jerky has more protein (33.2 g vs 22.5 g). Beef jerky has more fiber (1.8 g vs 0 g). Beef jerky has more fat (25.6 g vs 1.93 g). Relative to calories, Chicken breast is the better protein source (21.3 g vs 8.1 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Chicken Breast vs Beef Jerky 100g Compare
| per 100g | Chicken breast | Beef jerky |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 106 | 410 |
| Fat | 1.93 g | 25.6 g |
| Protein | 22.53 g | 33.2 g |
| Water | 74.78 g | 23.36 g |
| Calcium | 3.939 mg | 20 mg |
| Iron | 0.354 mg | 5.42 mg |
| Magnessium | 26.2 mg | 51 mg |
| Potassium | 330.1 mg | 597 mg |
| Sodium | 65.75 mg | 1785 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.07 mg | 0.154 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.114 mg | 0.142 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 13.712 mg | 1.732 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.6 mg | 0.179 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.004 µg | 0.134 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.27 mg | 0.49 mg |
Less Calories in Chicken breast
At first glance, you can see that in chicken breast is much less calories than in beef jerky.
Chicken breast has 106 kcal per 100g and beef jerky 410 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 287%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken breast comes from protein and in beef jerky from fat.
See tables below to compare chicken breast with beef jerky in details.
Chicken breast 100g
106kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 84% PROTEIN
- 16% FAT
Beef jerky 100g
410kcalCalories source
- 11% CARBS
- 33% PROTEIN
- 57% FAT
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About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.