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Beef sticks vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef sticks and granola bars

  • Beef sticks have more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, granola bars have more manganese, copper, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Beef sticks' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 92% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, beef sticks, smoked and Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain.

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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 15% 20% 23% 128% 43% 66% 77% 200% 11% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 18% 30% 111% 131% 55% 119% 38% 232% 88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.5%
Contains more IronIron +15.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +361.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +201.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1966.3%

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 23% 4.3% 0% 0% 35% 101% 85% 20% 47% 125% 0% 0% 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 3% 0.67% 42% 0% 66% 27% 30% 49% 20% 0% 37% 17% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +655.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +187.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +141.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef sticks Granola bars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.8g 2.37g 84%
Manganese 0.086mg 1.777mg 74%
Sodium 1531mg 294mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.42g 12.05g 51%
Fats 49.6g 19.8g 46%
Cholesterol 133mg 0mg 44%
Vitamin B12 1µg 0µg 42%
Monounsaturated fat 20.47g 4.38g 40%
Selenium 16.2µg 29%
Copper 0.13mg 0.392mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.436mg 0.119mg 24%
Protein 21.5g 10.1g 23%
Fiber 5.3g 21%
Carbs 5.4g 64.4g 20%
Magnesium 21mg 97mg 18%
Vitamin B3 4.54mg 1.581mg 18%
Phosphorus 180mg 277mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.09mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.6µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.813mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.264mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.085mg 9%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 0.9mg 7%
Folate 0µg 23µg 6%
Iron 3.4mg 2.95mg 6%
Choline 22mg 4%
Calories 550kcal 471kcal 4%
Zinc 2.42mg 2.03mg 4%
Potassium 257mg 336mg 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 2µg 1%
Calcium 68mg 61mg 1%
Net carbs 5.4g 59.1g N/A
Sugar 28.57g N/A
Tryptophan 0.184mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.832mg 0.264mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.818mg 0.352mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0.724mg 0%
Lysine 1.518mg 0.4mg 0%
Methionine 0.454mg 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.801mg 0.479mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0.508mg 0%
Histidine 0.53mg 0.216mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 50% 5% 19% 4%
Protein: 21.5 g
Fats: 49.6 g
Carbs: 5.4 g
Water: 19.1 g
Other: 4.4 g
10% 20% 64% 4% 2%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 19.8 g
Carbs: 64.4 g
Water: 3.9 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +112.9%
Contains more FatsFats +150.5%
Contains more WaterWater +389.7%
Contains more OtherOther +144.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1092.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 45% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.47 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.42 g
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +367.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +172.6%

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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 sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168850/nutrients
  2. Granola bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167542/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.