Beef vs. Ostrich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beef and ostrich

Beef has more vitamin B6 and vitamin B2; however, ostrich is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B3, and copper.
Ostrich covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 85% more than beef.
Beef has 3 times more saturated fat than ostrich. While beef has 2.595g of saturated fat, ostrich has only 1g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked.

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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

Ostrich

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+78.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+111.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.6%

~equal in Potassium ~362mg

~equal in Iron ~2.79mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~251mg

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

Ostrich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+213.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+174%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+48.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	6.25µg	85%
Selenium	25.4µg	37.5µg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	1.318mg	17%
Choline	75.6mg		14%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.232mg	13%
Zinc	3.7mg	4.85mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.545mg	10%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	7.143mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.292mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.595g	1g	7%
Fats	6.54g	2.57g	6%
Copper	0.097mg	0.152mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	0.97g	4%
Magnesium	14mg	25mg	3%
Iron	3.04mg	2.79mg	3%
Folate	7µg	15µg	2%
Protein	27.55g	28.49g	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	0.44g	1%
Calories	169kcal	145kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Sodium	54mg	80mg	1%
Phosphorus	259mg	251mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	6mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	85mg	0%
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Potassium	352mg	362mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.23mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	1.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.354mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	2.315mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	2.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.796mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	1.176mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.407mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.716mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g		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