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Jerky vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jerky and flour

  • Jerky has more zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B12, while flour has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Jerky covers your daily need for sodium, 90% more than flour.
  • The amount of sodium in flour is lower.
  • Jerky has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of jerky is 0, while the glycemic index of flour is 72.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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.
Jerky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Flour
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +131.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +457.9%
Contains more IronIron +16.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1058.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +276.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +514.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.8%

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.
Jerky
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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% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Flour
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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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +716.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +306.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +949%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +247.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Flour DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 2mg 90%
Zinc 8.11mg 0.7mg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.785mg 53%
Saturated fat 10.85g 0.155g 49%
Protein 33.2g 10.33g 46%
Phosphorus 407mg 108mg 43%
Selenium 10.7µg 33.9µg 42%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0µg 41%
Fats 25.6g 0.98g 38%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0.087g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.494mg 27%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 5.904mg 26%
Manganese 0.111mg 0.682mg 25%
Carbs 11g 76.31g 22%
Choline 109.1mg 10.4mg 18%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Potassium 597mg 107mg 14%
Folate 134µg 183µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0.044mg 10%
Iron 5.42mg 4.64mg 10%
Copper 0.227mg 0.144mg 9%
Magnesium 51mg 22mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.438mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 2.7g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0.413g 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.06mg 3%
Calories 410kcal 364kcal 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 9g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jerky
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Flour
1
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +221.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2512.2%
Contains more WaterWater +96%
Contains more OtherOther +1387%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +593.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jerky
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
Flour
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12894.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +144.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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