Pot roast vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pot roast and ice cream different?
- Pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, choline, and phosphorus, while ice cream is higher in calcium.
- Pot roast covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 73% more than ice cream.
- Pot roast contains 35 times more vitamin B3 than ice cream. Pot roast contains 4.105mg of vitamin B3, while ice cream contains 0.116mg.
- Ice cream is lower in cholesterol.
- Ice cream has a higher glycemic index (62) than pot roast (0).
Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Ice creams, vanilla 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +35.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +2588.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +330.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +865.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +65.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -41.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1400% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +700% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +70% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +43.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3438.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +489.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +446.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +500% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +323.8% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +40.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 0.39µg | 73% |
Zinc | 6.66mg | 0.69mg | 54% |
Protein | 28.94g | 3.5g | 51% |
Selenium | 27µg | 1.8µg | 46% |
Iron | 2.42mg | 0.09mg | 29% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 0.116mg | 25% |
Cholesterol | 116mg | 44mg | 24% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.048mg | 18% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 26mg | 15% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 118µg | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 2.969g | 13% |
Fats | 19.17g | 11g | 13% |
Calcium | 16mg | 128mg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 105mg | 10% |
Carbs | 0g | 23.6g | 8% |
Copper | 0.099mg | 0.023mg | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.24mg | 5% |
Calories | 297kcal | 207kcal | 5% |
Saturated fat | 7.548g | 6.79g | 3% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.7g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 0.452g | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.041mg | 2% |
Sodium | 47mg | 80mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.6mg | 1% |
Potassium | 231mg | 199mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.3mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 14mg | 1% |
Folate | 9µg | 5µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 22.9g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 8IU | 0% |
Sugar | 0g | 21.22g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 0.581mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.156mg | 0.146mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 0.195mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.302mg | 0.316mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.446mg | 0.258mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.081mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 0.157mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.436mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.088mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.003g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +726.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +74.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +17.5% |
~equal in
Other
~0.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +175.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +56.6% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~6.79g