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Jerky vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerky and yogurt different?

  • Jerky is higher than yogurt in zinc, iron, phosphorus, folate, copper, choline, and potassium.
  • Jerky covers your daily need for sodium, 89% more than yogurt.
  • Jerky contains 93 times more saturated fat than yogurt. Jerky contains 10.85g of saturated fat, while yogurt contains 0.117g.
  • Yogurt has a higher glycemic index (19) than jerky (0).

Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.
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%
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +363.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +323.4%
Contains more IronIron +7642.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1235.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1459.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +201.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
~equal in Selenium ~9.7µg

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%
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +569.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +732.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +184.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +32%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1814.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +622.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Yogurt DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 36mg 89%
Zinc 8.11mg 0.52mg 69%
Iron 5.42mg 0.07mg 67%
Saturated fat 10.85g 0.117g 49%
Protein 33.2g 10.19g 46%
Fats 25.6g 0.39g 39%
Phosphorus 407mg 135mg 39%
Folate 134µg 7µg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0.053g 28%
Copper 0.227mg 0.017mg 23%
Calories 410kcal 59kcal 18%
Choline 109.1mg 15.1mg 17%
Cholesterol 48mg 5mg 14%
Potassium 597mg 141mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.023mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0.75µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.278mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 0.208mg 10%
Magnesium 51mg 11mg 10%
Calcium 20mg 110mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0.063mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0.012g 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.111mg 0.009mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.331mg 3%
Selenium 10.7µg 9.7µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 11g 3.6g 2%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 9g 3.24g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.8%
Contains more FatsFats +6464.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.6%
Contains more OtherOther +850%
Contains more WaterWater +264.3%

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21230.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8325%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/nutrients
  2. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.