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Ground beef vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ground beef and cinnamon

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium; however, cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, and copper.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 759% more than ground beef.
  • Cinnamon has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more ZincZinc +219.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +516.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +252.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2936.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.8%
Contains more IronIron +266.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +329.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193966.7%

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%
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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +317.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +565.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +975.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 17.466mg 759%
Fiber 0g 53.1g 212%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Calcium 33mg 1002mg 97%
Iron 2.27mg 8.32mg 76%
Protein 23.87g 3.99g 40%
Zinc 5.84mg 1.83mg 36%
Selenium 19.1µg 3.1µg 29%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Copper 0.079mg 0.339mg 29%
Carbs 0g 80.59g 27%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.345g 26%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 31.2µg 24%
Fats 15.37g 1.24g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.246g 18%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 1.332mg 17%
Phosphorus 166mg 64mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.158mg 12%
Choline 73.2mg 11mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.041mg 10%
Magnesium 17mg 60mg 10%
Potassium 241mg 431mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.358mg 3%
Sodium 73mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.022mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.068g 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 15µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calories 241kcal 247kcal 0%
Net carbs 0g 27.49g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 2.17g N/A
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0g 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
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +498.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1139.5%
Contains more WaterWater +451.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +50.6%

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
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2876.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.