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Beef shank vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef shank and headcheese

  • Headcheese has less vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 114% more.
  • Beef shank has 300 times more selenium than headcheese. Beef shank has 30µg of selenium, while headcheese has 0.1µg.
  • Beef shank is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered and Headcheese, pork.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 9.6% 39% 145% 57% 286% 113% 8.3% 2.6% 164%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1341.9%
Contains more IronIron +157.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +41%
Contains more ZincZinc +981.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +369.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29900%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 35% 48% 110% 25% 85% 474% 0% 7.5% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1238.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +261%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef shank Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.79µg 1.05µg 114%
Zinc 10.49mg 0.97mg 87%
Selenium 30µg 0.1µg 54%
Protein 33.68g 13.83g 40%
Sodium 64mg 941mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.89mg 0.44mg 34%
Iron 3.86mg 1.5mg 30%
Phosphorus 263mg 56mg 30%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.37mg 0.19mg 14%
Potassium 447mg 31mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.023mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.115mg 7%
Fats 6.36g 10.9g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.86g 5.601g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.21g 1.134g 6%
Copper 0.172mg 0.122mg 6%
Saturated fat 2.29g 3.402g 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 37IU 5%
Magnesium 30mg 9mg 5%
Cholesterol 78mg 69mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Calories 201kcal 157kcal 2%
Folate 10µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Calcium 32mg 16mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.377mg 0%
Threonine 1.471mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.514mg 0%
Leucine 2.662mg 0%
Lysine 2.802mg 0%
Methionine 0.862mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.315mg 0%
Valine 1.638mg 0%
Histidine 1.153mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 6% 58% 2%
Protein: 33.68 g
Fats: 6.36 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.21 g
Other: 1.75 g
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.5%
Contains more OtherOther +22.4%
Contains more FatsFats +71.4%
Contains more WaterWater +26.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 53% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.21 g
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +95.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +440%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef shank - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169442/nutrients
  2. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.