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Ground beef vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground beef and Peruvian groundcherry

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, Peruvian groundcherry is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 104% more than Peruvian groundcherry.
  • The glycemic index of Peruvian groundcherry is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw.

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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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +127%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +315%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +327.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 53%
Protein 23.87g 1.9g 44%
Selenium 19.1µg 35%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.7g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 18%
Phosphorus 166mg 40mg 18%
Iron 2.27mg 1mg 16%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 11mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.04mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 53kcal 9%
Copper 0.079mg 9%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 2.8mg 8%
Potassium 241mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.11mg 5%
Vitamin A 3µg 36µg 4%
Carbs 0g 11.2g 4%
Magnesium 17mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 3%
Sodium 73mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.2g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1156.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2095.7%
Contains more OtherOther +198.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +46.3%

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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