Pot roast vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pot roast and veal?

Pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron, yet veal is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Pot roast's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 36% higher.
Pot roast has 2 times more saturated fat than veal. Pot roast has 7.548g of saturated fat, while veal has 3.04g.

We used Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.

Pot roast

Veal

Contains more IronIron	+144.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Copper ~0.103mg

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.

Pot roast

Veal

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	1.27µg	36%
Zinc	6.66mg	3.87mg	25%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	8.03mg	25%
Selenium	27µg	13.7µg	24%
Saturated fat	7.548g	3.04g	20%
Fats	19.17g	7.56g	18%
Iron	2.42mg	0.99mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	2.84g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	1.16mg	12%
Protein	28.94g	24.38g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.27mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.39mg	8%
Calories	297kcal	172kcal	6%
Phosphorus	174mg	217mg	6%
Cholesterol	116mg	103mg	4%
Potassium	231mg	337mg	3%
Choline	110.2mg	95mg	3%
Sodium	47mg	83mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	24mg	1%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.035mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.2µg	1%
Folate	9µg	11µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	0.55g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.7g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	103kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.1	N/A
Calcium	16mg	17mg	0%
Copper	0.099mg	0.103mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	0.885mg	0%