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Wheat Bread vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat Bread and ground beef

  • Wheat Bread has more manganese, vitamin B1, selenium, iron, and folate; however, ground beef is richer in vitamin B12 and zinc.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than wheat Bread.
  • Ground beef has 153 times less manganese than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread has 1.377mg of manganese, while ground beef has 0.009mg.
  • Ground beef contains less sodium.
  • Wheat Bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat Bread is 60, while the glycemic index of ground beef is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, wheat, toasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +247.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +80.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +150.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +74.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +297.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
~equal in Potassium ~241mg

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +760.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1128.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +231.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.009mg 59%
Zinc 1.47mg 5.84mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.051mg 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Selenium 33.4µg 19.1µg 26%
Sodium 601mg 73mg 23%
Iron 4.09mg 2.27mg 23%
Saturated fat 0.989g 6.073g 23%
Protein 12.96g 23.87g 22%
Folate 86µg 7µg 20%
Fiber 4.7g 0g 19%
Carbs 55.77g 0g 19%
Fats 4.27g 15.37g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 7.322g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.171mg 16%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 4.026mg 14%
Calcium 165mg 33mg 13%
Copper 0.198mg 0.079mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.311mg 12%
Magnesium 59mg 17mg 10%
Choline 22.1mg 73.2mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.408g 9%
Calories 313kcal 241kcal 4%
Phosphorus 188mg 166mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.512mg 1%
Potassium 223mg 241mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 6.42g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.2%
Contains more FatsFats +260%
Contains more WaterWater +140.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +321.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +618.5%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.