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Ground beef vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of butterscotch is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7933.3%
Contains more IronIron +22600%
Contains more CopperCopper +7800%
Contains more ZincZinc +6388.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3083.3%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +968.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +201200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +9050%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +833.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.09mg 52%
Protein 23.87g 0.03g 48%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.6µg 34%
Carbs 0g 90.4g 30%
Iron 2.27mg 0.01mg 28%
Cholesterol 88mg 9mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.002mg 25%
Phosphorus 166mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 3.3g 19%
Saturated fat 6.073g 2.065g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.845g 16%
Sodium 73mg 391mg 14%
Choline 73.2mg 0.8mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.016mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.004mg 10%
Copper 0.079mg 0.001mg 9%
Calories 241kcal 391kcal 8%
Potassium 241mg 3mg 7%
Magnesium 17mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.012mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 28µg 3%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.3µg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.122g 2%
Net carbs 0g 90.4g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.001mg 0%
Trans fat 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +79466.7%
Contains more FatsFats +365.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1011.8%
Contains more OtherOther +134.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +766.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +234.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.