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Ground beef vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and maple sugar

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B2; however, maple sugar is higher in manganese.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 192% more than ground beef.
  • Maple sugar has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of maple sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Sugars, maple.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more IronIron +41%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5433.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2287.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49033.3%
~equal in Zinc ~6.06mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1215.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9965%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3385.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 4.422mg 192%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Protein 23.87g 0.1g 48%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.8µg 33%
Carbs 0g 90.9g 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.036g 27%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.04mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.003mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.2g 23%
Phosphorus 166mg 3mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.064g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 2.1mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.013mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.048mg 9%
Iron 2.27mg 1.61mg 8%
Calories 241kcal 354kcal 6%
Calcium 33mg 90mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.009mg 4%
Sodium 73mg 11mg 3%
Zinc 5.84mg 6.06mg 2%
Copper 0.079mg 0.099mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 241mg 274mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 90.9g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 17mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 0g 84.87g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23770%
Contains more FatsFats +7585%
Contains more WaterWater +629.6%
Contains more OtherOther +198.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11340.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +308%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.