Pot roast vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pot roast and American cheese?

Pot roast is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B6, yet American cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 103% higher.
Pot roast has 54 times more vitamin B3 than American cheese. Pot roast has 4.105mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese has 0.076mg.
Pot roast contains less saturated fat.
Pot roast has a lower glycemic index than American cheese.

We used Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D types in this comparison.

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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.

Pot roast

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+75%
Contains more IronIron	+284.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+167.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6431.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+268.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+310%

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.

Pot roast

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+293.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5301.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+424.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+204.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+56.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+44.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	16mg	1045mg	103%
Sodium	47mg	1671mg	71%
Phosphorus	174mg	641mg	67%
Saturated fat	7.548g	18.057g	48%
Zinc	6.66mg	2.49mg	38%
Vitamin A	0µg	250µg	28%
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	1.5µg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	0.076mg	25%
Protein	28.94g	18.13g	22%
Iron	2.42mg	0.63mg	22%
Fats	19.17g	31.79g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.054mg	18%
Choline	110.2mg	36.2mg	13%
Selenium	27µg	20.2µg	12%
Copper	0.099mg	0.046mg	6%
Cholesterol	116mg	100mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.234mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	1.286g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.015mg	4%
Calories	297kcal	371kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.403mg	3%
Potassium	231mg	132mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.6µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.8mg	2%
Magnesium	19mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin D	8IU	23IU	2%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.041mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.6µg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	8.236g	0%
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A