Pepperoni vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pepperoni and beef sirloin

Pepperoni has more manganese and vitamin B1; however, beef sirloin is higher in zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and choline.
Pepperoni covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than beef sirloin.
Pepperoni has 98 times more manganese than beef sirloin. While pepperoni has 1.074mg of manganese, beef sirloin has only 0.011mg.
Beef sirloin has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pepperoni is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled.

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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.

Pepperoni

Beef sirloin

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+9663.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.6%
Contains more IronIron	+44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+133.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

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.

Pepperoni

Beef sirloin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+164.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+208%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+314.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+129.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.708g	1.915g	72%
Sodium	1582mg	66mg	66%
Fats	46.28g	5.03g	63%
Monounsaturated fat	20.77g	2.006g	47%
Manganese	1.074mg	0.011mg	46%
Zinc	2.44mg	5.7mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.458g	0.185g	28%
Vitamin B3	4.987mg	9.001mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.362mg	0.681mg	25%
Protein	19.25g	30.8g	23%
Selenium	29µg	38.9µg	18%
Calories	504kcal	177kcal	16%
Vitamin B1	0.271mg	0.088mg	15%
Phosphorus	158mg	253mg	14%
Choline	51.2mg	117.3mg	12%
Iron	1.33mg	1.92mg	7%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Vitamin D	52IU		7%
Vitamin B2	0.257mg	0.163mg	7%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.47µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.93mg	0.607mg	6%
Cholesterol	97mg	81mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.8µg	1.4µg	4%
Vitamin E	1.03mg	0.39mg	4%
Potassium	274mg	410mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	27mg	2%
Copper	0.091mg	0.085mg	1%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Calcium	19mg	22mg	0%
Trans fat	1.527g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.202mg	0%
Threonine	0.869mg	1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.901mg	1.401mg	0%
Leucine	1.575mg	2.45mg	0%
Lysine	1.652mg	2.603mg	0%
Methionine	0.511mg	0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.778mg	1.217mg	0%
Valine	0.987mg	1.528mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.983mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.164g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.04g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.136g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.605g		N/A