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Lean ground chicken

Ground chicken (lean)

Regional seasonality

Available all year, with no season to wait for. — Northern North America

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Nutritional values (per 100g)

  • Calories143 kcal
  • Proteins17.4 g
  • Carbohydrates0.04 g
  • Fats8.1 g
  • Fiber0 g
  • Sodium0.06 g
  • Sugars0 g
  • CO₂ footprint950 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from Canadian Nutrient File — Chicken, ground, lean, raw

Per 100 g

Key nutrients

Saturated fat, calcium and iron. Open the full profile for every vitamin, mineral and fatty acid reported.

Nutrition source Health Canada · CNF 2026

These are the nutrient amounts available for 100 g of this ingredient. A missing nutrient means that no value was reported—not that the amount is zero.

  • Saturated fat 2.3 g12% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
  • Calcium 6 mg0.6% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
  • Iron 0.82 mg3.7–5.9% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
Full nutrient profile 109 nutrients
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 8 nutrients
  • Magnesium 21 mg6.8% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
  • Phosphorus 178 mg25% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
  • Potassium 522 mg15% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
  • Sodium 60 mg3% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
  • Zinc 1.47 mg11–13% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
  • Copper 0.065 mg7.2% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
  • Manganese 0.016 mg0.5% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
  • Selenium 10.2 µg17% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 27 nutrients
  • Retinol 0 µg
  • Retinol activity equivalents 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
  • Beta carotene 0 µg
  • Alpha carotene 0 µg
  • Alpha-tocopherol 0.27 mg3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 9 mg α-tocopherol/day
  • Beta cryptoxanthin 0 µg
  • Lycopene 0 µg
  • Lutein and zeaxanthin 0 µg
  • Beta-tocopherol 0 mg
  • Gamma-tocopherol 0.17 mg
  • Delta-tocopherol 0.03 mg
  • Vitamin C 0 mg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
  • Thiamine 0.109 mg9.1% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Riboflavin 0.241 mg20% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 5.58 mg37% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Total niacin equivalent 8.03 mg NE54% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Pantothenic acid 1.09 mg22% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5 mg/day
  • Vitamin B-6 0.512 mg39% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
  • Total folacin 1 µg
  • Vitamin B-12 0.56 µg23% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
  • Choline, total 58.8 mg
  • Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0.8 µg
  • Folic acid 0 µg
  • Naturally occurring folate 1 µg
  • Dietary folate equivalents 1 µg0.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
  • Alpha-tocopherol, added 0 mg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 9 mg α-tocopherol/day
  • Vitamin B-12, added 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 41 nutrients
  • Cholesterol 86 mg
  • Fatty acids, trans, total 0.065 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.041 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 1.79 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 0.456 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 20:0, eicosanoic 0.005 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 3.04 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 1.32 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.071 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic 0.074 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0.023 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 22:0, docosanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 14:1, tetradecenoic 0.016 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic 0.536 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0.008 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0.008 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 3.61 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 1.51 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 15:0, pentadecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 17:0, heptadecanoic 0.007 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1t, octadecenoic 0.042 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2t,t , octadecadienenoic 0.022 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:2 c,c eicosadienoic 0.011 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1c, octadecenoic 2.99 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2 c,c n-6, linoleic, octadecadienoic 1.3 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.014 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 17:1, heptadecenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3, eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic 0.042 g
  • Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic 0.022 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 15:1, pentadecenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.057 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic 0 g
Sugars Individual sugars reported in the food 1 nutrient
  • Sugars, total 0 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 32 nutrients
  • Sucrose 0 g
  • Glucose 0 g
  • Fructose 0 g
  • Lactose 0 g
  • Maltose 0 g
  • Alcohol 0 g
  • Moisture 73.2 g
  • Mannitol 0 g
  • Sorbitol 0 g
  • Caffeine 0 mg
  • Theobromine 0 mg
  • Galactose 0 g
  • Betaine 7.7 mg
  • Tryptophan 0.147 g
  • Threonine 0.727 g
  • Isoleucine 0.794 g
  • Leucine 1.36 g
  • Lysine 1.51 g
  • Methionine 0.446 g
  • Cystine 0.188 g
  • Phenylalanine 0.683 g
  • Tyrosine 0.604 g
  • Valine 0.826 g
  • Arginine 1.13 g
  • Histidine 0.529 g
  • Alanine 0.991 g
  • Aspartic acid 1.62 g
  • Glutamic acid 2.61 g
  • Glycine 0.838 g
  • Proline 0.658 g
  • Serine 0.731 g
  • Hydroxyproline 0.094 g
What does “% of daily reference” mean?

Codex Nutrient Reference Values are standard daily values for the general population older than 36 months, designed for nutrition labelling. The percentage shows how much this amount contributes to that daily reference; it is a comparison guide, not a personalised medical target. Vitamin D, iron and zinc use ranges because their Codex values depend on sunlight exposure or dietary absorption. Sodium and saturated fat are daily maximums; potassium is a daily target. A percentage is shown only when the stored nutrient matches the Codex total or equivalent. Codex does not define a separate daily reference for each individual fatty acid.

Read the official Codex CXG 2-1985 references

Description

Lean minced chicken, for meatballs, burgers, sauces and stir-fries.

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