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Ground beef vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ground beef and cocktail sauce?

  • Cocktail sauce has less vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B6 than ground beef.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% higher.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.9%
Contains more IronIron +173.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1436.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +453.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +768.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1544.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +263.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +391%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +652.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +288.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +565.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +51.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.38mg 50%
Protein 23.87g 1.36g 45%
Sodium 73mg 983mg 40%
Selenium 19.1µg 2.2µg 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0g 28%
Fats 15.37g 1.05g 22%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.82mg 20%
Phosphorus 166mg 30mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0g 18%
Iron 2.27mg 0.83mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.08mg 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 11.6mg 13%
Choline 73.2mg 11mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.047mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.068mg 9%
Carbs 0g 28.22g 9%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.08mg 6%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.148mg 6%
Calories 241kcal 124kcal 6%
Copper 0.079mg 0.111mg 4%
Folate 7µg 17µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.021mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 18µg 2%
Potassium 241mg 309mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 4.4µg 1%
Calcium 33mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 26.42g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 17mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 0g 11.83g N/A
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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1655.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1363.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%
Contains more OtherOther +54.8%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.