Ice cream vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are ice cream and pot roast different?
- Ice cream is richer in calcium, while pot roast is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, choline, and phosphorus.
- Pot roast covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 73% more than ice cream.
- Ice cream contains 8 times more calcium than pot roast. Ice cream contains 128mg of calcium, while pot roast contains 16mg.
- Ice cream is lower in cholesterol.
- Ice cream has a higher glycemic index (62) than pot roast (0).
Ice creams, vanilla and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +700% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +35.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +2588.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +330.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +865.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +65.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -41.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1400% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +40.4% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +70% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +43.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3438.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +489.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +446.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +500% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +323.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.39µg | 2.13µg | 73% |
Zinc | 0.69mg | 6.66mg | 54% |
Protein | 3.5g | 28.94g | 51% |
Selenium | 1.8µg | 27µg | 46% |
Iron | 0.09mg | 2.42mg | 29% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.116mg | 4.105mg | 25% |
Cholesterol | 44mg | 116mg | 24% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.048mg | 0.283mg | 18% |
Choline | 26mg | 110.2mg | 15% |
Vitamin A | 118µg | 0µg | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.969g | 8.175g | 13% |
Fats | 11g | 19.17g | 13% |
Calcium | 128mg | 16mg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 105mg | 174mg | 10% |
Carbs | 23.6g | 0g | 8% |
Copper | 0.023mg | 0.099mg | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.24mg | 0.171mg | 5% |
Calories | 207kcal | 297kcal | 5% |
Saturated fat | 6.79g | 7.548g | 3% |
Fiber | 0.7g | 0g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.452g | 0.708g | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.041mg | 0.059mg | 2% |
Sodium | 80mg | 47mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 1.8µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 0mg | 1% |
Potassium | 199mg | 231mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.3mg | 0.51mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 14mg | 19mg | 1% |
Folate | 5µg | 9µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 22.9g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 8IU | 0% |
Sugar | 21.22g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.008mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.581mg | 0.571mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.045mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.146mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.195mg | 1.317mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.316mg | 2.302mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.258mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.081mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.157mg | 1.143mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.217mg | 1.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.088mg | 0.924mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.003g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +17.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-9100% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +726.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +74.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -10% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +175.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +56.6% |