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Pot roast vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pot roast and butter different?

  • Pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 215% more than pot roast.
  • Pot roast contains 121 times more iron than butter. Pot roast contains 2.42mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
  • Pot roast is lower in cholesterol.

Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Butter, without salt types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +862.5%
Contains more IronIron +12000%
Contains more CopperCopper +518.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +7300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.6%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1080%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +402.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9673.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +419.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1152.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +486.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +354.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +288.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.548g 50.489g 195%
Fats 19.17g 81.11g 95%
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 0.17µg 82%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Zinc 6.66mg 0.09mg 60%
Protein 28.94g 0.85g 56%
Selenium 27µg 1µg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 23.43g 38%
Cholesterol 116mg 215mg 33%
Iron 2.42mg 0.02mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 0.042mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.003mg 22%
Phosphorus 174mg 24mg 21%
Calories 297kcal 717kcal 21%
Choline 110.2mg 18.8mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 3.01g 15%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 2.32mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.034mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.11mg 9%
Copper 0.099mg 0.016mg 9%
Potassium 231mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.005mg 5%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 7µg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Sodium 47mg 11mg 2%
Folate 9µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Calcium 16mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0.004mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3304.7%
Contains more WaterWater +189.3%
Contains more FatsFats +323.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +186.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +325.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.