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Ground beef vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground beef and margarine

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and vitamin B3; however, margarine has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 100% more.
  • Margarine is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.

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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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1238.9%
Contains more IronIron +3683.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +410%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +362.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2390%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +490.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3106.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 24.302g 159%
Fats 15.37g 80.71g 101%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.1µg 100%
Vitamin A 3µg 819µg 91%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 38.877g 79%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 93µg 75%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 9mg 59%
Zinc 5.84mg 0mg 53%
Protein 23.87g 0.16g 47%
Saturated fat 6.073g 15.189g 41%
Selenium 19.1µg 0µg 35%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Iron 2.27mg 0.06mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.023mg 25%
Calories 241kcal 717kcal 24%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.009mg 23%
Phosphorus 166mg 5mg 23%
Choline 73.2mg 12.4mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.037mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 10%
Copper 0.079mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 241mg 18mg 7%
Sodium 73mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.01mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 3mg 3%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.7g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.7g 0%
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 14.89g 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-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g 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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14818.8%
Contains more WaterWater +253.3%
Contains more OtherOther +25.1%
Contains more FatsFats +425.1%
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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +431%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5856.4%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.