Chicken vs Ground beef: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Ground beef has 247 kcal, so Chicken has 46% fewer calories.

Ground beef has more fat (19.1 g vs 7.16 g). Relative to calories, Chicken is the better protein source (13.5 g vs 7.06 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chicken - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Chicken - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken
Serving size:
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one chicken (200g)breast (200g)thigh (250g)leg (100g)wing (119g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Ground Beef
Serving size:
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standard serving size (150g)cup (200g)half cup (100g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Chicken vs Ground Beef 100g Compare

per 100gChickenGround beef
Calories133 247
Fat7.16 g19.07 g
Protein17.91 g17.44 g
Water74.72 g62.58 g
Calcium5.819 mg17 mg
Iron0.593 mg1.97 mg
Magnessium20.51 mg17 mg
Potassium301.7 mg274 mg
Sodium62.95 mg66 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.063 mg0.043 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.168 mg0.151 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.487 mg4.305 mg
Vitaminium B60.4 mg0.328 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 µg0.007 µg
Vitaminium E0.27 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Chicken

At first glance, you can see that in chicken is much less calories than in ground beef.

Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and ground beef 247 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 86%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken comes from protein and in ground beef from fat.

See tables below to compare chicken with ground beef in details.

Chicken 100g

133kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 53% PROTEIN
  • 47% FAT
Chicken calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg | wing

Ground beef 100g

247kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 29% PROTEIN
  • 71% FAT
Ground beef calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup

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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.