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Ground beef vs. Game — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and game

  • Ground beef has more zinc and selenium; however, game is richer in vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Game covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 43% more than ground beef.
  • Game has 6 times less saturated fat than ground beef. Ground beef has 6.073g of saturated fat, while game has 0.97g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Game meat, antelope, cooked, roasted.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 1.2% 33% 158% 71% 46% 90% 7% 2.9% 70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more ZincZinc +247.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +48.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.4%
Contains more IronIron +85%
Contains more CopperCopper +169.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144.4%

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 65% 168% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +326.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Game DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 104%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.73mg 43%
Zinc 5.84mg 1.68mg 38%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 25%
Iron 2.27mg 4.2mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 24%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.97g 23%
Fats 15.37g 2.67g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.63g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.26mg 17%
Copper 0.079mg 0.213mg 15%
Cholesterol 88mg 126mg 13%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Selenium 19.1µg 12.9µg 11%
Protein 23.87g 29.45g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 10%
Phosphorus 166mg 210mg 6%
Calories 241kcal 150kcal 5%
Potassium 241mg 372mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 28mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.58g 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Sodium 73mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 1.362mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 1.126mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 2.489mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 2.462mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.838mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 1.166mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 1.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 1.401mg 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
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29% 3% 66% 2%
Protein: 29.45 g
Fats: 2.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.9 g
Other: 1.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +475.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.4%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
~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
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44% 29% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.58 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1062.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.2%

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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. Game - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173844/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.