Beef sticks vs. Pupusas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef sticks and pupusas?

Beef sticks are richer than pupusas in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C, zinc, and copper.
Beef sticks' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 88% more.
Beef sticks have 68 times more vitamin C than pupusas. While beef sticks have 6.8mg of vitamin C, pupusas have only 0.1mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pupusas is lower.

We used Snacks, beef sticks, smoked and Restaurant, Latino, pupusas del cerdo (pupusas, pork) types in this article.

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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.

Beef sticks

Pupusas

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.8%
Contains more IronIron	+236.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+49.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+84.9%

~equal in Potassium ~255mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~162mg

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.

Beef sticks

Pupusas

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+6700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+401.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+257.1%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.8g	3.166g	80%
Fats	49.6g	10.43g	60%
Sodium	1531mg	426mg	48%
Monounsaturated fat	20.47g	3.964g	41%
Cholesterol	133mg	29mg	35%
Selenium		17.8µg	32%
Vitamin B12	1µg	0.28µg	30%
Iron	3.4mg	1.01mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.436mg	0.087mg	27%
Protein	21.5g	11.51g	20%
Calories	550kcal	232kcal	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.42g	2.205g	15%
Vitamin B3	4.54mg	2.373mg	14%
Fiber		2.6g	10%
Starch		18.98g	8%
Copper	0.13mg	0.065mg	7%
Zinc	2.42mg	1.62mg	7%
Choline		38.4mg	7%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0.1mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.64mg	6%
Carbs	5.4g	23.02g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.083mg	5%
Magnesium	21mg	38mg	4%
Vitamin D		28IU	4%
Vitamin D		0.7µg	4%
Phosphorus	180mg	162mg	3%
Manganese	0.086mg	0.159mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.205mg	0.23mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.35mg	2%
Calcium	68mg	49mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.1µg	1%
Folate	0µg	4µg	1%
Net carbs	5.4g	20.42g	N/A
Potassium	257mg	255mg	0%
Sugar		1.45g	N/A
Vitamin A	13µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat		0.083g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.184mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.832mg	0.46mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.818mg	0.456mg	0%
Leucine	1.473mg	0.976mg	0%
Lysine	1.518mg	0.784mg	0%
Methionine	0.454mg	0.268mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.801mg	0.463mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.531mg	0%
Histidine	0.53mg	0.354mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.087g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.95g	N/A