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Beef, variety meats and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw vs. Beef shank raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef, variety meats and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw and beef shank raw?

  • Beef, variety meats, and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw is higher in calcium, iron, and phosphorus, yet beef shank raw is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Beef, variety meats, and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 57% more.
  • Beef, variety meats,, and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw has 24 times more calcium than beef shank raw. While beef, variety meats,, and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw has 485mg of calcium, beef shank raw has only 20mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in beef shank raw is lower.

We used Beef, variety meats, and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 146% 24% 213% 19% 98% 139% 7.4% 1.6% 113%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 6% 34% 87% 24% 189% 87% 8.2% 1.8% 97%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2325%
Contains more IronIron +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -9.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.7%

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% 18% 27% 48% 17% 67% 320% 0% 3.8% 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% 0% 0% 25% 51% 108% 21% 108% 416% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef, variety meats and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw Beef shank raw DV% diff.
Cholesterol 209mg 39mg 57%
Saturated fat 11.78g 1.28g 48%
Calcium 485mg 20mg 47%
Iron 5.67mg 2.32mg 42%
Vitamin B12 2.56µg 3.33µg 32%
Zinc 3.58mg 6.94mg 31%
Fats 23.52g 3.85g 30%
Vitamin B3 2.546mg 5.74mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.44g 1.76g 17%
Phosphorus 324mg 204mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.47mg 14%
Protein 14.97g 21.75g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.118mg 0.22mg 8%
Calories 276kcal 128kcal 7%
Selenium 20.7µg 17.7µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.76g 0.15g 4%
Potassium 277mg 387mg 3%
Copper 0.056mg 0.071mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.1mg 2%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.279mg 0.35mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 14mg 1%
Sodium 57mg 63mg 0%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.168mg 0.244mg 0%
Threonine 0.474mg 0.95mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.584mg 0.978mg 0%
Leucine 1.199mg 1.719mg 0%
Lysine 1.161mg 1.81mg 0%
Methionine 0.426mg 0.557mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.644mg 0.849mg 0%
Valine 0.915mg 1.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.443mg 0.745mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 24% 59% 2%
Protein: 14.97 g
Fats: 23.52 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.39 g
Other: 2.12 g
22% 4% 73%
Protein: 21.75 g
Fats: 3.85 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.03 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +510.9%
Contains more OtherOther +54.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.3%
Contains more WaterWater +23%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
56% 40% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.78 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.44 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.76 g
40% 55% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.28 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.76 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.15 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +379.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +406.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.1%

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, variety meats and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168630/nutrients
  2. Beef shank raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169441/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.