Pot roast vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pot roast and beef

Pot roast has more zinc and choline; however, beef is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and iron.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 87% more than pot roast.
Beef has 3 times less saturated fat than pot roast. Pot roast has 7.548g of saturated fat, while beef has 2.595g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.

Pot roast

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.4%
Contains more IronIron	+25.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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

Beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+45.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+97.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	4.21µg	87%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.669mg	30%
Zinc	6.66mg	3.7mg	27%
Saturated fat	7.548g	2.595g	23%
Fats	19.17g	6.54g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.4mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	2.734g	14%
Phosphorus	174mg	259mg	12%
Cholesterol	116mg	85mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	5.76mg	10%
Iron	2.42mg	3.04mg	8%
Choline	110.2mg	75.6mg	6%
Calories	297kcal	169kcal	6%
Potassium	231mg	352mg	4%
Selenium	27µg	25.4µg	3%
Protein	28.94g	27.55g	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.481mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	0.532g	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU	3IU	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	14mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	13mg	0%
Copper	0.099mg	0.097mg	0%
Sodium	47mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	1.244mg	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