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Ground beef vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground beef and wafer

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, wafer has more copper, manganese, iron, and fiber.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 100% more.
  • Ground beef has 44 times more cholesterol than wafer. Ground beef has 88mg of cholesterol, while wafer has 2mg.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index than ground beef.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +435.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +235.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.8%
Contains more IronIron +76.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +486.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7633.3%
~equal in Calcium ~31mg

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%
Wafer
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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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +509.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +411.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +298%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +571.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.09µg 100%
Copper 0.079mg 0.463mg 43%
Zinc 5.84mg 1.09mg 43%
Protein 23.87g 6.6g 35%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.696mg 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 2mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 4.153g 25%
Selenium 19.1µg 5.7µg 24%
Carbs 0g 72.7g 24%
Sodium 73mg 580mg 22%
Iron 2.27mg 4.01mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.051mg 20%
Fiber 0g 3.4g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.203mg 13%
Choline 73.2mg 14.3mg 11%
Folate 7µg 47µg 10%
Calories 241kcal 433kcal 10%
Magnesium 17mg 53mg 9%
Saturated fat 6.073g 4.241g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.266mg 7%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 2.858mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 4.865g 6%
Phosphorus 166mg 132mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.72mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.381mg 3%
Fats 15.37g 14.2g 2%
Potassium 241mg 210mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 69.3g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Calcium 33mg 31mg 0%
Sugar 0g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2.4µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
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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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +261.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1197.1%
Contains more OtherOther +19.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Fats ~14.2g

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
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +917.9%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.