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Ground beef vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground beef and goat

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and monounsaturated fat; however, goat is higher in vitamin B2, copper, and iron.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 57% more than goat.
  • Ground beef has 9 times more saturated fat than goat. While ground beef has 6.073g of saturated fat, goat has only 0.71g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Goat, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 3.9% 34% 106% 85% 109% 77% 11% 5% 48%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +46%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +117%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.8%
Contains more IronIron +24.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +224.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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% 28% 113% 70% 0% 0% 141% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +120.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.75mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 1.13µg 57%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.49mg 25%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.71g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 2.31g 20%
Copper 0.079mg 0.256mg 20%
Selenium 19.1µg 8.8µg 19%
Zinc 5.84mg 4mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 1.03g 16%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 10%
Cholesterol 88mg 57mg 10%
Protein 23.87g 20.6g 7%
Calories 241kcal 109kcal 7%
Iron 2.27mg 2.83mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.11mg 5%
Magnesium 17mg 4%
Potassium 241mg 385mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 13mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.17g 2%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 3.75mg 2%
Phosphorus 166mg 180mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sodium 73mg 82mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.306mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.981mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 1.042mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.716mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.532mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.715mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 1.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.429mg 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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21% 2% 76%
Protein: 20.6 g
Fats: 2.31 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.84 g
Other: 1.25 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.9%
Contains more FatsFats +565.4%
Contains more OtherOther +91.2%
Contains more WaterWater +29.9%
~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
Goat
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.71 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +610.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%

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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175303/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.