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Pot roast vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pot roast and headcheese?

  • Pot roast is richer than headcheese in zinc, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Pot roast's daily need coverage for zinc is 52% more.
  • Pot roast has 270 times more selenium than headcheese. While pot roast has 27µg of selenium, headcheese has only 0.1µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in headcheese is lower.

We used Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Headcheese, pork types 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 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +645.2%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +586.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26900%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.2%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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% 0% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +104%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +833%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +102.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~104.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Headcheese DV% diff.
Zinc 6.66mg 0.97mg 52%
Selenium 27µg 0.1µg 49%
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 1.05µg 45%
Sodium 47mg 941mg 39%
Protein 28.94g 13.83g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 0.44mg 23%
Saturated fat 7.548g 3.402g 19%
Phosphorus 174mg 56mg 17%
Cholesterol 116mg 69mg 16%
Fats 19.17g 10.9g 13%
Iron 2.42mg 1.5mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.19mg 7%
Calories 297kcal 157kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 5.601g 6%
Potassium 231mg 31mg 6%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.9µg 4%
Vitamin D 8IU 37IU 4%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.115mg 4%
Copper 0.099mg 0.122mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 1.134g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.023mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 9mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 3.4µg 1%
Choline 110.2mg 104.1mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 16mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0%

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
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.3%
Contains more FatsFats +75.9%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.43g

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
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.2%

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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. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.