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Ground beef vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and icing

  • Icing has less vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than icing.
  • The glycemic index of icing is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +608.8%
Contains more IronIron +1318.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +8242.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +822.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19000%

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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +410%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +830.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3082.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +348.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.07mg 52%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 7.951g 50%
Protein 23.87g 0g 48%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.1µg 35%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Iron 2.27mg 0.16mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.22mg 24%
Carbs 0g 67.89g 23%
Phosphorus 166mg 18mg 21%
Saturated fat 6.073g 2.974g 14%
Choline 73.2mg 2.3mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.302mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.53mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.055mg 9%
Calories 241kcal 418kcal 9%
Copper 0.079mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 13µg 8%
Potassium 241mg 34mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 4.86g 6%
Sodium 73mg 184mg 5%
Magnesium 17mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.01mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Fats 15.37g 16.23g 1%
Net carbs 0g 67.89g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 63.1g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
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
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +287.3%
Contains more OtherOther +195.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Fats ~16.23g

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
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1848.8%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.