Pecan pie vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pecan pie and ground beef

Pecan pie has more manganese, copper, and vitamin B1; however, ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and phosphorus.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 97% more than pecan pie.
Ground beef has 79 times less manganese than pecan pie. Pecan pie has 0.712mg of manganese, while ground beef has 0.009mg.
Pecan pie contains less saturated fat.
Pecan pie has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan pie is 59, while the glycemic index of ground beef is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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.

Pecan pie

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7811.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.2%
Contains more IronIron	+53.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+472.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+59.2%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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.

Pecan pie

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+268.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+271.4%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+375.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+418.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1364.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.512mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	2.49µg	97%
Zinc	1.02mg	5.84mg	44%
Protein	4.9g	23.87g	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	0.408g	35%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.009mg	31%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	4.026mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.311mg	19%
Carbs	52.2g	0g	17%
Copper	0.211mg	0.079mg	15%
Choline		73.2mg	13%
Selenium	12µg	19.1µg	13%
Fats	22.2g	15.37g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.051mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	7.322g	10%
Iron	1.48mg	2.27mg	10%
Phosphorus	94mg	166mg	10%
Saturated fat	3.989g	6.073g	9%
Calories	412kcal	241kcal	9%
Vitamin A	82µg	3µg	9%
Sodium	262mg	73mg	8%
Folate	26µg	7µg	5%
Potassium	133mg	241mg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	17mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.9µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.171mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.512mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	87mg	88mg	0%
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Calcium	32mg	33mg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A