Beef vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef and pastrami

Beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B3; however, pastrami has more zinc.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 98% more.
Beef has 3 times more vitamin B6 than pastrami. Beef has 0.669mg of vitamin B6, while pastrami has 0.221mg.
Pastrami is lower in cholesterol.
Pastrami has a higher glycemic index than beef.

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, cured, pastrami.

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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

Pastrami

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.6%
Contains more IronIron	+36.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

~equal in Copper ~0.091mg

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

Pastrami

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+202.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+128.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Choline ~81.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	1.87µg	98%
Sodium	54mg	1078mg	45%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.221mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.161mg	18%
Selenium	25.4µg	17.7µg	14%
Protein	27.55g	21.8g	12%
Zinc	3.7mg	4.98mg	12%
Phosphorus	259mg	175mg	12%
Iron	3.04mg	2.22mg	10%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	4.26mg	9%
Cholesterol	85mg	68mg	6%
Potassium	352mg	210mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.265mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	0.145g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	2.118g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.052mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0.7µg	1%
Choline	75.6mg	81.6mg	1%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.027mg	1%
Calories	169kcal	147kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.12mg	1%
Copper	0.097mg	0.091mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	17mg	1%
Fats	6.54g	5.82g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	0g	0.36g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.36g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU	4IU	0%
Calcium	13mg	10mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.1g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Folate	7µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Saturated fat	2.595g	2.681g	0%
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.141mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.857mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	0.976mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.706mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.812mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.684mg	0%
Fructose		0.01g	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 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A