Pot roast vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pot roast and pastrami different?
- Pot roast is higher than pastrami in selenium, zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, choline, and monounsaturated fat.
- Pastrami covers your daily need for sodium, 45% more than pot roast.
- Pot roast contains 4 times more monounsaturated fat than pastrami. Pot roast contains 8.175g of monounsaturated fat, while pastrami contains 2.118g.
- Pastrami is lower in saturated fat.
- Pastrami has a higher glycemic index (70) than pot roast (0).
Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Beef, cured, pastrami 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 | +11.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +60% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +33.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +52.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +170% |
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 | +325% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +13.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +115.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +28.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +13.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +157.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +50% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +35% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 47mg | 1078mg | 45% |
Saturated fat | 7.548g | 2.681g | 22% |
Fats | 19.17g | 5.82g | 21% |
Selenium | 27µg | 17.7µg | 17% |
Cholesterol | 116mg | 68mg | 16% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 2.118g | 15% |
Zinc | 6.66mg | 4.98mg | 15% |
Protein | 28.94g | 21.8g | 14% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 1.87µg | 11% |
Calories | 297kcal | 147kcal | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 0.265mg | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.221mg | 5% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 81.6mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 0.145g | 4% |
Iron | 2.42mg | 2.22mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.12mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
Folate | 9µg | 6µg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 4.26mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.161mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.052mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.027mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 4IU | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Copper | 0.099mg | 0.091mg | 1% |
Potassium | 231mg | 210mg | 1% |
Calcium | 16mg | 10mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Carbs | 0g | 0.36g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0g | 0.36g | N/A |
Magnesium | 19mg | 17mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0g | 0.1g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 175mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 2µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0.141mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.156mg | 0.857mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 0.976mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.302mg | 1.706mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.446mg | 1.812mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.558mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 0.847mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.436mg | 1.065mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.684mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.01g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +32.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +229.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +34% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +286% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +388.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -64.5% |