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Pot roast vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pot roast and ground beef different?

  • Pot roast is richer in selenium, zinc, choline, and monounsaturated fat, while ground beef is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 15% more than pot roast.
  • Pot roast contains 2 times more choline than ground beef. Pot roast contains 110.2mg of choline, while ground beef contains 73.2mg.
  • Ground beef is lower in cholesterol.

Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
~equal in Potassium ~241mg
~equal in Iron ~2.27mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

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%
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +325%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +61.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.026mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.311mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 2.49µg 15%
Selenium 27µg 19.1µg 14%
Protein 28.94g 23.87g 10%
Cholesterol 116mg 88mg 9%
Saturated fat 7.548g 6.073g 7%
Zinc 6.66mg 5.84mg 7%
Choline 110.2mg 73.2mg 7%
Fats 19.17g 15.37g 6%
Calories 297kcal 241kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.12mg 3%
Iron 2.42mg 2.27mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 0.408g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.311mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Copper 0.099mg 0.079mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 7.322g 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.051mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.512mg 1%
Sodium 47mg 73mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.9µg 1%
Folate 9µg 7µg 1%
Phosphorus 174mg 166mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 2IU 1%
Magnesium 19mg 17mg 0%
Potassium 231mg 241mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.171mg 0%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 4.026mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.2%
Contains more FatsFats +24.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~2.39g

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.5%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.