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Focaccia vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are focaccia and ground beef different?

  • Focaccia is richer in vitamin B1, folate, and manganese, while ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and choline.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 104% more than focaccia.
  • Focaccia contains 40 times more manganese than ground beef. Focaccia contains 0.364mg of manganese, while ground beef contains 0.009mg.
  • Ground beef is lower in sodium.
  • Focaccia has a higher glycemic index (63) than ground beef (0).

Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked types were 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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 +17.6%
Contains more IronIron +39.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3944.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +339.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.1%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 0% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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 EVitamin E +1083.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +821.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1871.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2424.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.026mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Zinc 1.33mg 5.84mg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.051mg 35%
Folate 138µg 7µg 33%
Protein 8.77g 23.87g 30%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Saturated fat 0.877g 6.073g 24%
Sodium 561mg 73mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.311mg 15%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.009mg 15%
Choline 2.9mg 73.2mg 13%
Fats 7.89g 15.37g 12%
Carbs 35.82g 0g 12%
Iron 3.16mg 2.27mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.171mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.12mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Selenium 15.9µg 19.1µg 6%
Phosphorus 128mg 166mg 5%
Potassium 114mg 241mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 7.322g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.408g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.512mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 4.026mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 17mg 1%
Copper 0.091mg 0.079mg 1%
Calories 249kcal 241kcal 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Calcium 35mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.2%
Contains more FatsFats +94.8%
Contains more WaterWater +27.1%
Contains more OtherOther +48.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +143.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.1%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.