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Chocolate brownie vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and ground beef different?

  • Chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin A, and magnesium; however, ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground beef is 97% higher.
  • Chocolate brownie contains 92 times more vitamin A than ground beef. While chocolate brownie contains 827IU of vitamin A, ground beef contains only 9IU.
  • Ground beef has less sodium.
  • Ground beef has a lower glycemic index (0) than chocolate brownie (42).

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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 +211.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +391.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6422.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.9%
Contains more IronIron +23.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +502.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.1%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
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 AVitamin A +5766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +176.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +230.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1456.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 2.49µg 97%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 0.408g 60%
Zinc 0.97mg 5.84mg 44%
Protein 6.2g 23.87g 35%
Copper 0.388mg 0.079mg 34%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.009mg 25%
Fats 29.1g 15.37g 21%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 4.026mg 19%
Vitamin A 176µg 3µg 19%
Carbs 50.2g 0g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.311mg 17%
Selenium 11.5µg 19.1µg 14%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Sodium 343mg 73mg 12%
Calories 466kcal 241kcal 11%
Magnesium 53mg 17mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 7.322g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.051mg 8%
Saturated fat 7.319g 6.073g 6%
Folate 29µg 7µg 6%
Iron 1.84mg 2.27mg 5%
Cholesterol 73mg 88mg 5%
Phosphorus 132mg 166mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.512mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Calcium 57mg 33mg 2%
Potassium 176mg 241mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.171mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 FatsFats +89.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +285%
Contains more WaterWater +363.3%
Contains more OtherOther +25.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2206.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.