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Ground beef vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ground beef and apricots?

  • Ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, yet apricots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% higher.
  • Ground beef has a lower glycemic index than apricots.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Apricots, raw types in this comparison.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more IronIron +482.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2820%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +621.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +755.6%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +327.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +571%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +475.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2514.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +641.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.2mg 51%
Protein 23.87g 1.4g 45%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.1µg 35%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.027g 27%
Iron 2.27mg 0.39mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.39g 23%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.6mg 21%
Phosphorus 166mg 23mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.054mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.17g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 2.8mg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Calories 241kcal 48kcal 10%
Vitamin A 3µg 96µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.04mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2g 8%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.89mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.24mg 5%
Carbs 0g 11.12g 4%
Sodium 73mg 1mg 3%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.077mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.03mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 13mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.077g 2%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Potassium 241mg 259mg 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 9.12g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 9.24g N/A
Copper 0.079mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 3.3µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.027mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1605%
Contains more FatsFats +3841%
Contains more OtherOther +223%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +47.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4207.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +429.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.