Hamburger vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between hamburgers and pastrami
- Hamburgers have more vitamin B1, folate, calcium, manganese, and iron; however, pastrami is higher in zinc and vitamin B12.
- Pastrami covers your daily sodium needs 29% more than hamburgers.
- Pastrami contains 10 times less calcium than hamburgers. Hamburgers contain 102mg of calcium, while pastrami contains 10mg.
- Pastrami has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Beef, cured, pastrami.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +17.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +920% |
Contains more IronIron | +29.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -61.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +703.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +73.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +28.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +317.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +55.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +25.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +17% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +833.3% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +29.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Selenium | 17.7µg | 32% | |
Sodium | 414mg | 1078mg | 29% |
Zinc | 2.87mg | 4.98mg | 19% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.44µg | 1.87µg | 18% |
Choline | 81.6mg | 15% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.217mg | 0.052mg | 14% |
Folate | 56µg | 6µg | 13% |
Fats | 14.36g | 5.82g | 13% |
Saturated fat | 5.096g | 2.681g | 11% |
Calcium | 102mg | 10mg | 9% |
Protein | 17.08g | 21.8g | 9% |
Carbs | 24.1g | 0.36g | 8% |
Iron | 2.88mg | 2.22mg | 8% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.495g | 2.118g | 8% |
Manganese | 0.217mg | 0.027mg | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.365mg | 4.26mg | 7% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0.161mg | 7% |
Calories | 295kcal | 147kcal | 7% |
Cholesterol | 47mg | 68mg | 7% |
Phosphorus | 136mg | 175mg | 6% |
Fiber | 0.9g | 0g | 4% |
Fructose | 2.03g | 0.01g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.38g | 0.145g | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.31mg | 0.265mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.203mg | 0.221mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 17mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 4IU | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 23.2g | 0.36g | N/A |
Potassium | 226mg | 210mg | 0% |
Sugar | 4.15g | 0.1g | N/A |
Copper | 0.091mg | 0.091mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 2µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.814g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.206mg | 0.141mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.666mg | 0.857mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.716mg | 0.976mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.319mg | 1.706mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.226mg | 1.812mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.37mg | 0.558mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.677mg | 0.847mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.823mg | 1.065mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.505mg | 0.684mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +146.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +6594.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +27.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +62.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +39.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +159.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +162.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -47.4% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +20200% |
Contains more LactoseLactose | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
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