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Rainbow trout vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rainbow trout and beef?

  • Rainbow trout is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B5, and vitamin E, yet beef is higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Rainbow trout's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 105% more.
  • Rainbow trout has 9 times more vitamin E than beef. While rainbow trout has 2.34mg of vitamin E, beef has only 0.25mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in rainbow trout is lower.

We used Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, raw and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted types 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 18% 7.5% 33% 12% 15% 12% 97% 6.7% 1.4% 129%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 31% 114% 32% 101% 111% 7% 1.2% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +880.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +722.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.6%
~equal in Potassium ~352mg
~equal in Sodium ~54mg
~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.
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 9.7% 28% 47% 239% 30% 21% 104% 100% 78% 538% 0.25% 8.3% 35%
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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% 0.67% 5% 1.5% 19% 92% 108% 29% 154% 526% 4% 5.3% 41%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +836%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +15800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.76mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~4.21µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rainbow trout Beef DV% diff.
Vitamin D 15.9µg 0.1µg 79%
Vitamin D 635IU 3IU 79%
Iron 0.31mg 3.04mg 34%
Zinc 0.45mg 3.7mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 0.669mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.667mg 0.481mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.4mg 24%
Protein 19.94g 27.55g 15%
Vitamin E 2.34mg 0.25mg 14%
Vitamin A 84µg 2µg 9%
Cholesterol 59mg 85mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.507g 0.532g 7%
Saturated fat 1.383g 2.595g 6%
Copper 0.046mg 0.097mg 6%
Phosphorus 226mg 259mg 5%
Vitamin B12 4.3µg 4.21µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.12mg 0.074mg 4%
Selenium 23.6µg 25.4µg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 14mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.9mg 0mg 3%
Choline 65mg 75.6mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.979g 2.734g 2%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Calories 141kcal 169kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 5.567mg 5.76mg 1%
Potassium 377mg 352mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 13mg 1%
Fats 6.18g 6.54g 1%
Sodium 51mg 54mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.047g 0.375g N/A
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.359mg 0%
Threonine 0.915mg 1.534mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.962mg 1.52mg 0%
Leucine 1.696mg 2.833mg 0%
Lysine 1.916mg 3.178mg 0%
Methionine 0.618mg 0.871mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.815mg 1.299mg 0%
Valine 1.075mg 1.603mg 0%
Histidine 0.614mg 1.244mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.217g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.516g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.059g 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.091g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.02g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.04g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.466g 0.349g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 74%
Protein: 19.94 g
Fats: 6.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.8 g
Other: 0.08 g
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28% 7% 66%
Protein: 27.55 g
Fats: 6.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.71 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.2%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Fats ~6.54g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 41% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.979 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.507 g
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44% 47% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.595 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.734 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.2%

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. Rainbow trout - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173717/nutrients
  2. Beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174006/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.