Beef vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef and ground beef

Beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron; however, ground beef has more zinc.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 72% more.
Beef has 2 times more vitamin B2 than ground beef. Beef has 0.4mg of vitamin B2, while ground beef has 0.171mg.
Beef is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.1%
Contains more IronIron	+33.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+153.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+57.8%

~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+115.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+69.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+81.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.512mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

~equal in Choline ~73.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	2.49µg	72%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.311mg	28%
Zinc	3.7mg	5.84mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.171mg	18%
Saturated fat	2.595g	6.073g	16%
Fats	6.54g	15.37g	14%
Phosphorus	259mg	166mg	13%
Selenium	25.4µg	19.1µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	7.322g	11%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	4.026mg	11%
Iron	3.04mg	2.27mg	10%
Protein	27.55g	23.87g	7%
Calories	169kcal	241kcal	4%
Potassium	352mg	241mg	3%
Copper	0.097mg	0.079mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.051mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.512mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	0.408g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.9µg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.12mg	1%
Sodium	54mg	73mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	17mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	88mg	1%
Vitamin D	3IU	2IU	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.009mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g	1.173g	N/A
Choline	75.6mg	73.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A