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Ground beef vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and sweet and sour

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than sweet and sour.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.4%
Contains more IronIron +981%
Contains more ZincZinc +6388.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2271.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4675%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8355.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2052.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +450.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +486.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1350%
Contains more CholineCholine +2950%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.048mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.09mg 52%
Protein 23.87g 0.27g 47%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.4µg 34%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.761mg 33%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0g 28%
Iron 2.27mg 0.21mg 26%
Fats 15.37g 0.02g 24%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.187mg 24%
Phosphorus 166mg 7mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.053mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0g 18%
Sodium 73mg 371mg 13%
Choline 73.2mg 2.4mg 13%
Carbs 0g 38.22g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.019mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.093mg 8%
Calories 241kcal 150kcal 5%
Potassium 241mg 99mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0g 3%
Calcium 33mg 10mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 38.12g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Copper 0.079mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.048mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8740.7%
Contains more FatsFats +76750%
Contains more OtherOther +95.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~60.27g

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.