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Broccoli vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between broccoli and pot roast

  • Broccoli has more vitamin C and vitamin K, while pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, and choline.
  • Broccoli covers your daily need for vitamin C, 99% more than pot roast.
  • Broccoli contains 56 times more vitamin K than pot roast. While broccoli contains 101.6µg of vitamin K, pot roast contains only 1.8µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in broccoli is lower.
  • Pot roast has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pot roast is 0, while the glycemic index of broccoli is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli, raw and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2000%
Contains more IronIron +231.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +102%
Contains more ZincZinc +1524.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +980%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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% 0% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5544.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +542.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +489.3%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.571mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Pot roast DV% diff.
Vitamin C 89.2mg 0mg 99%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.13µg 89%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 1.8µg 83%
Zinc 0.41mg 6.66mg 57%
Protein 2.82g 28.94g 52%
Selenium 2.5µg 27µg 45%
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Saturated fat 0.039g 7.548g 34%
Fats 0.37g 19.17g 29%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 4.105mg 22%
Iron 0.73mg 2.42mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 8.175g 20%
Choline 18.7mg 110.2mg 17%
Phosphorus 66mg 174mg 15%
Folate 63µg 9µg 14%
Calories 34kcal 297kcal 13%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.283mg 8%
Copper 0.049mg 0.099mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.708g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.171mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 316mg 231mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 0.51mg 2%
Carbs 6.64g 0g 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Sodium 33mg 47mg 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.059mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 4.04g 0g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 0g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.571mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 1.143mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0.924mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +72.1%
Contains more OtherOther +-8800%
Contains more ProteinProtein +926.2%
Contains more FatsFats +5081.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74218.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1763.2%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/nutrients
  2. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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