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Ground beef vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground beef and pear?

  • Ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, yet pear is higher in fiber.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% more.
  • The glycemic index of ground beef is lower.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Pears, raw 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 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +142.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.8%
Contains more IronIron +1161.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +5740%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1283.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +433.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +557.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2400.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +944.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +972.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1335.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +51.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.1mg 52%
Protein 23.87g 0.36g 47%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.1µg 35%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.022g 28%
Iron 2.27mg 0.18mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.161mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.14g 23%
Phosphorus 166mg 12mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.029mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.084g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 5.1mg 12%
Fiber 0g 3.1g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.026mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.049mg 9%
Calories 241kcal 57kcal 9%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Carbs 0g 15.23g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.3mg 5%
Potassium 241mg 116mg 4%
Sodium 73mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.012mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 7mg 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.048mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.094g 2%
Calcium 33mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 4.4µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 12.13g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 9.75g N/A
Copper 0.079mg 0.082mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.002mg 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
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6530.6%
Contains more FatsFats +10878.6%
Contains more OtherOther +671%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43.8%

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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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8616.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +334%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.