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Ground beef vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and cod

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and copper; however, cod is richer in vitamin B5 and selenium.
  • Cod covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 3050% more than ground beef.
  • Cod has 46 times less saturated fat than ground beef. Ground beef has 6.073g of saturated fat, while cod has 0.131g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw.

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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%
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more IronIron +497.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1197.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.3%

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%
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +173.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29782.8%
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 153mg 3050%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.91µg 66%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.45mg 49%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.131g 27%
Selenium 19.1µg 33.1µg 25%
Iron 2.27mg 0.38mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.67g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.094g 18%
Cholesterol 88mg 43mg 15%
Protein 23.87g 17.81g 12%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 2.063mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.065mg 8%
Calories 241kcal 82kcal 8%
Copper 0.079mg 0.028mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Phosphorus 166mg 203mg 5%
Potassium 241mg 413mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.245mg 5%
Vitamin D 2IU 36IU 4%
Magnesium 17mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.076mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 12µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.231g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 54mg 1%
Choline 73.2mg 65.2mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.015mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A
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
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34%
Contains more FatsFats +2194%
Contains more OtherOther +696.7%
Contains more WaterWater +39.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7689.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.