Ground beef vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and pastrami

The amount of vitamin B12, fats, zinc, and vitamin B6 in ground beef is higher than in pastrami.
Pastrami covers your daily sodium needs 44% more than ground beef.
Pastrami has 3 times less calcium than ground beef. Ground beef has 33mg of calcium, while pastrami has 10mg.
Pastrami contains less saturated fat.
Pastrami has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pastrami is 70, while the glycemic index of ground beef is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Beef, cured, pastrami.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground beef

Pastrami

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~175mg

~equal in Selenium ~17.7µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground beef

Pastrami

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+314.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.052mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.161mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	73mg	1078mg	44%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	1.87µg	26%
Fats	15.37g	5.82g	15%
Saturated fat	6.073g	2.681g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	2.118g	13%
Zinc	5.84mg	4.98mg	8%
Cholesterol	88mg	68mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.221mg	7%
Calories	241kcal	147kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.265mg	5%
Protein	23.87g	21.8g	4%
Selenium	19.1µg	17.7µg	3%
Calcium	33mg	10mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	0.7µg	2%
Choline	73.2mg	81.6mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	0.145g	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Potassium	241mg	210mg	1%
Iron	2.27mg	2.22mg	1%
Copper	0.079mg	0.091mg	1%
Phosphorus	166mg	175mg	1%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.161mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	4.26mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.9g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	101kcal	67kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	0.84	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.36g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.36g	0%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	4 IU	0%
Magnesium	17mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.1g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.12mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.052mg	0%
Folate	7µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.141mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	0.857mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	0.976mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	1.706mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	1.812mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.684mg	0%
Fructose		0.01g	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A