Brisket vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brisket and beef

Brisket has more zinc and choline; however, beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and iron.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 87% more than brisket.
Brisket has 3 times more saturated fat than beef. While brisket has 7.305g of saturated fat, beef has only 2.595g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Brisket

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.7%
Contains more IronIron	+25.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48%

~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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.

Brisket

Beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+45.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+98.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	4.21µg	87%
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.669mg	30%
Zinc	6.69mg	3.7mg	27%
Saturated fat	7.305g	2.595g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.4mg	18%
Fats	18.42g	6.54g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	2.734g	13%
Phosphorus	175mg	259mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	5.76mg	10%
Iron	2.43mg	3.04mg	8%
Cholesterol	106mg	85mg	7%
Choline	109.8mg	75.6mg	6%
Calories	289kcal	169kcal	6%
Potassium	232mg	352mg	4%
Selenium	27.1µg	25.4µg	3%
Protein	28.82g	27.55g	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg	0.481mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	0.532g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.074mg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Calcium	16mg	13mg	0%
Copper	0.1mg	0.097mg	0%
Sodium	48mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.181mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	1.101mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	2.192mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.717mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.367mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.879mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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