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Ground beef vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground beef and milk?

  • Ground beef is richer than milk in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 84% more.
  • Ground beef has 76 times more iron than milk. While ground beef has 2.27mg of iron, milk has only 0.03mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in milk is lower.
  • The glycemic index of ground beef is lower.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.7%
Contains more IronIron +7466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +690%
Contains more ZincZinc +1290.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +478.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +278.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.7%

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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4229%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +740.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +429.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2800%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +313.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.185mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.47µg 84%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.42mg 49%
Protein 23.87g 3.37g 41%
Selenium 19.1µg 3.3µg 29%
Cholesterol 88mg 5mg 28%
Iron 2.27mg 0.03mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.093mg 25%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.633g 25%
Fats 15.37g 0.97g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.037mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.277g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 17.7mg 10%
Phosphorus 166mg 95mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 42kcal 10%
Calcium 33mg 125mg 9%
Copper 0.079mg 0.01mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 2IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin A 3µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.02mg 3%
Potassium 241mg 150mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.361mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.035g 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.1µg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.99g 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.185mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 11mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.2g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +608.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1484.5%
Contains more OtherOther +218.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +54.1%

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
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2543.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1065.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.