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Ground beef vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground beef and merlot?

  • Ground beef is richer than merlot in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% more.
  • Ground beef has 96 times more selenium than merlot. While ground beef has 19.1µg of selenium, merlot has only 0.2µg.
  • The glycemic index of ground beef is lower.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot types in this article.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.8%
Contains more IronIron +393.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +618.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +4071.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +621.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1366.7%

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% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +920%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +451.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1697.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1606.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +445.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.14mg 52%
Protein 23.87g 0.07g 48%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.2µg 34%
Cholesterol 88mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 28%
Fats 15.37g 0g 24%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.224mg 24%
Iron 2.27mg 0.46mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.057mg 20%
Phosphorus 166mg 23mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.031mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.03mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 83kcal 8%
Copper 0.079mg 0.011mg 8%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.005mg 4%
Sodium 73mg 4mg 3%
Potassium 241mg 127mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.51g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.51g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34000%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +48.3%
Contains more OtherOther +353.1%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.