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Ground beef vs. Rainbow trout — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and rainbow trout

  • Ground beef has more zinc and iron; however, rainbow trout is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin E, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Rainbow trout covers your daily vitamin D needs 105% more than ground beef.
  • Rainbow trout contains 13 times less zinc than ground beef. Ground beef contains 5.84mg of zinc, while rainbow trout contains 0.45mg.
  • Rainbow trout has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 33% 12% 15% 12% 97% 6.7% 1.4% 129%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more IronIron +632.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1197.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23.6%

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 9.7% 28% 47% 239% 30% 21% 104% 100% 78% 538% 0.25% 8.3% 35%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1850%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +72.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.34mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Rainbow trout DV% diff.
Vitamin D 0µg 15.9µg 80%
Vitamin D 2IU 635IU 79%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 4.3µg 75%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.45mg 49%
Iron 2.27mg 0.31mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 1.667mg 23%
Saturated fat 6.073g 1.383g 21%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.34mg 15%
Fats 15.37g 6.18g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 1.979g 13%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 5.567mg 10%
Cholesterol 88mg 59mg 10%
Vitamin A 3µg 84µg 9%
Phosphorus 166mg 226mg 9%
Selenium 19.1µg 23.6µg 8%
Protein 23.87g 19.94g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 1.507g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.09mg 6%
Calories 241kcal 141kcal 5%
Copper 0.079mg 0.046mg 4%
Potassium 241mg 377mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.34mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 25mg 2%
Folate 7µg 11µg 1%
Choline 73.2mg 65mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 51mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 25mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0.047g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.915mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.962mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.696mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.916mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.618mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.815mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 1.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.614mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.217g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.516g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.059g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.466g 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
20% 6% 74%
Protein: 19.94 g
Fats: 6.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.8 g
Other: 0.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.7%
Contains more FatsFats +148.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2887.5%
Contains more WaterWater +26.4%
~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
28% 41% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.979 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.507 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +270%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +269.4%

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. Rainbow trout - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173717/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.