Brisket vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brisket and veal different?

Brisket is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron; however, veal is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for brisket is 35% higher.
Brisket contains 2 times more iron than veal. While brisket contains 2.43mg of iron, veal contains only 0.99mg.
Veal has less saturated fat.

Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Veal

Contains more IronIron	+145.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Copper ~0.103mg

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

Veal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+66.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	1.27µg	35%
Zinc	6.69mg	3.87mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	8.03mg	25%
Selenium	27.1µg	13.7µg	24%
Saturated fat	7.305g	3.04g	19%
Iron	2.43mg	0.99mg	18%
Fats	18.42g	7.56g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	2.84g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg	1.16mg	12%
Protein	28.82g	24.38g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.27mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.39mg	8%
Calories	289kcal	172kcal	6%
Phosphorus	175mg	217mg	6%
Potassium	232mg	337mg	3%
Choline	109.8mg	95mg	3%
Sodium	48mg	83mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.15mg	2%
Cholesterol	106mg	103mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	24mg	1%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.035mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.2µg	1%
Folate	9µg	11µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	0.55g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.1	N/A
Calcium	16mg	17mg	0%
Copper	0.1mg	0.103mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.181mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.101mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.192mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.717mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.367mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	0.879mg	0.885mg	0%