Emu vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between emu and ground beef

Ground beef has less vitamin B5, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, protein, and copper.
Emu's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 63% more.
Emu has 8 times more vitamin B1 than ground beef. Emu has 0.43mg of vitamin B1, while ground beef has 0.051mg.
Emu is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Emu

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.4%
Contains more IronIron	+203.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+260.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+172.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+371.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Emu

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+743.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+277.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+612.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+217.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	3.647mg	0.512mg	63%
Selenium	52.1µg	19.1µg	60%
Iron	6.89mg	2.27mg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.987mg	0.311mg	52%
Vitamin B3	10.569mg	4.026mg	41%
Vitamin B2	0.645mg	0.171mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.43mg	0.051mg	32%
Saturated fat	0.87g	6.073g	24%
Copper	0.285mg	0.079mg	23%
Phosphorus	323mg	166mg	22%
Protein	33.67g	23.87g	20%
Fats	2.68g	15.37g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	1.079g	7.322g	16%
Cholesterol	129mg	88mg	14%
Zinc	4.32mg	5.84mg	14%
Choline		73.2mg	13%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	2.49µg	12%
Calories	168kcal	241kcal	4%
Magnesium	34mg	17mg	4%
Calcium	7mg	33mg	3%
Potassium	324mg	241mg	2%
Sodium	110mg	73mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.9µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.12mg	1%
Manganese	0.036mg	0.009mg	1%
Folate	10µg	7µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.613g	0.408g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	60g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.094mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	1.859mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	1.981mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.638mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.121mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.737mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.003g		N/A