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Ground beef vs. Maple syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground beef and maple syrup different?

  • Ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, while maple syrup is higher in manganese and vitamin B2.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for manganese, 126% more than ground beef.
  • Maple syrup is lower in cholesterol.
  • Maple syrup has a higher glycemic index (54) than ground beef (0).

Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Syrups, maple types were used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.7%
Contains more IronIron +1963.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +338.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +297.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3083.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +209.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32211.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4870.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15450%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4475%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +642.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Maple syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 2.908mg 126%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 1.27mg 85%
Protein 23.87g 0.04g 48%
Zinc 5.84mg 1.47mg 40%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.6µg 34%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.007g 28%
Iron 2.27mg 0.11mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.081mg 25%
Fats 15.37g 0.06g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.002mg 24%
Phosphorus 166mg 2mg 23%
Carbs 0g 67.04g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.011g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 1.6mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.036mg 10%
Copper 0.079mg 0.018mg 7%
Calcium 33mg 102mg 7%
Sodium 73mg 12mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.017g 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Calories 241kcal 260kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.066mg 1%
Potassium 241mg 212mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 67.04g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 60.46g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 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
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +59575%
Contains more FatsFats +25516.7%
Contains more WaterWater +80.2%
Contains more OtherOther +408.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66463.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/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.