Pot roast vs. Monterey Jack — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pot roast and monterey Jack different?
- Pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, selenium, iron, and choline, while monterey Jack is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
- Monterey Jack covers your daily need for calcium, 73% more than pot roast.
- Pot roast contains 44 times more vitamin B3 than monterey Jack. Pot roast contains 4.105mg of vitamin B3, while monterey Jack contains 0.093mg.
- Pot roast is lower in saturated fat.
- Monterey Jack has a higher glycemic index (27) than pot roast (0).
Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Cheese, monterey 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 PotassiumPotassium | +185.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +236.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +209.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +122% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +86.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +42.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +4562.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +155.2% |
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 | +96.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +293.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4314% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +171.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +258.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +156.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +615.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +128.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +38.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 16mg | 746mg | 73% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 0.83µg | 54% |
Saturated fat | 7.548g | 19.066g | 52% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 444mg | 39% |
Zinc | 6.66mg | 3mg | 33% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 0.093mg | 25% |
Sodium | 47mg | 600mg | 24% |
Selenium | 27µg | 14.5µg | 23% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 198µg | 22% |
Iron | 2.42mg | 0.72mg | 21% |
Fats | 19.17g | 30.28g | 17% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 15.4mg | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.39mg | 17% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.079mg | 16% |
Protein | 28.94g | 24.48g | 9% |
Cholesterol | 116mg | 89mg | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 0.21mg | 7% |
Copper | 0.099mg | 0.032mg | 7% |
Calories | 297kcal | 373kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.015mg | 4% |
Potassium | 231mg | 81mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.26mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 27mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 22IU | 2% |
Folate | 9µg | 18µg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.6µg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 8.751g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 0.899g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2.5µg | 1% |
Carbs | 0g | 0.68g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0g | 0.68g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 0.5g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0.315mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.156mg | 0.871mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 1.519mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.302mg | 2.344mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.446mg | 2.037mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.641mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 1.289mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.436mg | 1.635mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.859mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
28.94 g
Fats:
19.17 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
51.9 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
24.48 g
Fats:
30.28 g
Carbs:
0.68 g
Water:
41.01 g
Other:
3.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +18.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +26.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +58% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
~equal in
Other
~3.55g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.708 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
19.066 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.751 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.899 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -60.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +27% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~8.751g