Pastrami vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pastrami and beef

Pastrami has more zinc; however, beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B3.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 98% more.
Pastrami has 20 times more sodium than beef. Pastrami has 1078mg of sodium, while beef has 54mg.
Pastrami has a higher glycemic index than beef.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, cured, pastrami and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Pastrami

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.6%
Contains more IronIron	+36.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

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.

Pastrami

Beef

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+202.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+128.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Choline ~75.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.87µg	4.21µg	98%
Sodium	1078mg	54mg	45%
Vitamin B6	0.221mg	0.669mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.161mg	0.4mg	18%
Selenium	17.7µg	25.4µg	14%
Protein	21.8g	27.55g	12%
Zinc	4.98mg	3.7mg	12%
Phosphorus	175mg	259mg	12%
Iron	2.22mg	3.04mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.26mg	5.76mg	9%
Cholesterol	68mg	85mg	6%
Potassium	210mg	352mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.265mg	0.481mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	0.532g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.118g	2.734g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.052mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	1.6µg	1%
Choline	81.6mg	75.6mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.009mg	1%
Calories	147kcal	169kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.25mg	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.097mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	14mg	1%
Fats	5.82g	6.54g	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	0.36g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.36g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	4IU	3IU	0%
Calcium	10mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Saturated fat	2.681g	2.595g	0%
Tryptophan	0.141mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.857mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.976mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.706mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.812mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.684mg	1.244mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A