Jerky vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between jerky and spread
- Spread has less zinc, iron, phosphorus, folate, potassium, copper, magnesium, and choline.
- Jerky covers your daily zinc needs 64% more than spread.
- Spread contains 67 times less folate than jerky. Jerky contains 134µg of folate, while spread contains 2µg.
- Spread has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.
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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 | +537.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +66.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +442.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +586.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +74.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +695.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +589.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +326.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -51.3% |
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 B6Vitamin B6 | +49.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +43.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +6600% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +75.1% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +255.1% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +11.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +163.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +13.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Zinc | 8.11mg | 1.02mg | 64% |
Iron | 5.42mg | 0.79mg | 58% |
Protein | 33.2g | 7.66g | 51% |
Phosphorus | 407mg | 59mg | 50% |
Sodium | 2081mg | 1013mg | 46% |
Folate | 134µg | 2µg | 33% |
Saturated fat | 10.85g | 5.977g | 22% |
Potassium | 597mg | 110mg | 14% |
Fats | 25.6g | 17.34g | 13% |
Copper | 0.227mg | 0.13mg | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.011g | 2.565g | 10% |
Magnesium | 51mg | 8mg | 10% |
Calories | 410kcal | 235kcal | 9% |
Monounsaturated fat | 11.305g | 7.584g | 9% |
Choline | 109.1mg | 62.3mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.49mg | 1.74mg | 8% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 0.2g | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.163mg | 0.43mg | 5% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.99µg | 1.12µg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.179mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
Manganese | 0.111mg | 0.026mg | 4% |
Cholesterol | 48mg | 38mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 26µg | 3% |
Selenium | 10.7µg | 9.7µg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.154mg | 0.172mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.3µg | 0.6µg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.142mg | 0.134mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 2.3µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
Calcium | 20mg | 12mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 11IU | 22IU | 1% |
Net carbs | 9.2g | 11.74g | N/A |
Carbs | 11g | 11.94g | 0% |
Sugar | 9g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin B3 | 1.732mg | 1.73mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.082mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.334mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.334mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.6mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.663mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.196mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.301mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.356mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.279mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +333.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +47.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +146% |
Contains more WaterWater | +158% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +49.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -44.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +153.7% |