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Pot roast vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pot roast and spread?

  • Pot roast is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet spread is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Pot roast's daily need coverage for zinc is 51% higher.
  • Pot roast has 3 times more iron than spread. Pot roast has 2.42mg of iron, while spread has 0.79mg.
  • Spread contains less cholesterol.

We used Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Sandwich spread, pork, beef types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110%
Contains more IronIron +206.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +178.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160%

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%
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +137.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +90.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +191.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Spread DV% diff.
Zinc 6.66mg 1.02mg 51%
Protein 28.94g 7.66g 43%
Sodium 47mg 1013mg 42%
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 1.12µg 42%
Selenium 27µg 9.7µg 31%
Cholesterol 116mg 38mg 26%
Iron 2.42mg 0.79mg 20%
Phosphorus 174mg 59mg 16%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 1.73mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.12mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 2.565g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.172mg 9%
Choline 110.2mg 62.3mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 1.74mg 8%
Saturated fat 7.548g 5.977g 7%
Carbs 0g 11.94g 4%
Potassium 231mg 110mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.134mg 3%
Calories 297kcal 235kcal 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Copper 0.099mg 0.13mg 3%
Fats 19.17g 17.34g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 22IU 2%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.026mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 7.584g 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.74g N/A
Calcium 16mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0.279mg 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
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +277.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16.1%
~equal in Fats ~17.34g
~equal in Other ~2.78g

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
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +262.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.584g

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.