Frankfurter vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between frankfurter and pot roast
- Frankfurter has less zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, choline, and vitamin B2.
- Pot roast covers your daily zinc needs 42% more than frankfurter.
- Pot roast contains 21 times less sodium than frankfurter. Frankfurter contains 992mg of sodium, while pot roast contains 47mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Frankfurter, beef, unheated 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +36.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +110% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +111.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +33.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +101.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +80% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +228.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +14.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +162.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +350% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +155% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +227.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +297.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +102.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +53% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +54.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +126.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Zinc | 2.03mg | 6.66mg | 42% |
Sodium | 992mg | 47mg | 41% |
Protein | 11.16g | 28.94g | 36% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.38µg | 2.13µg | 31% |
Selenium | 10.3µg | 27µg | 30% |
Cholesterol | 55mg | 116mg | 20% |
Saturated fat | 10.979g | 7.548g | 16% |
Iron | 1.2mg | 2.42mg | 15% |
Fats | 28.3g | 19.17g | 14% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.028mg | 4.105mg | 13% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 11% | |
Choline | 48.6mg | 110.2mg | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.048g | 8.175g | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.043mg | 0.171mg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.185mg | 0.283mg | 8% |
Copper | 0.055mg | 0.099mg | 5% |
Vitamin D | 0.9µg | 0.2µg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 36IU | 8IU | 4% |
Potassium | 316mg | 231mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 152mg | 174mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.018mg | 0.059mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 9mg | 19mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.2mg | 0.51mg | 2% |
Calories | 316kcal | 297kcal | 1% |
Carbs | 3.36g | 0g | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.36g | 0g | N/A |
Calcium | 12mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.31g | 0g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.021mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 1.8µg | 0% |
Folate | 10µg | 9µg | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.765g | 0.708g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.121mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.519mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.58mg | 1.317mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.994mg | 2.302mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.055mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.319mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.487mg | 1.143mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.608mg | 1.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.362mg | 0.924mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
11.16 g
Fats:
28.3 g
Carbs:
3.36 g
Water:
53.94 g
Other:
3.24 g
Protein:
28.94 g
Fats:
19.17 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
51.9 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more FatsFats | +47.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-32500% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +159.3% |
~equal in
Water
~51.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
10.979 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
12.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.765 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.708 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +47.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -31.3% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.708g