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Pot roast vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pot roast and whey?

  • Pot roast is richer than whey in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Pot roast's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 77% more.
  • Pot roast has 58 times more cholesterol than whey. While pot roast has 116mg of cholesterol, whey has only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of pot roast is lower.

We used Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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.
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% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.5%
Contains more IronIron +3933.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2375%
Contains more ZincZinc +5023.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +278.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1321.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.8%

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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5447.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +812.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +660.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +588.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 0.28µg 77%
Zinc 6.66mg 0.13mg 59%
Protein 28.94g 0.85g 56%
Selenium 27µg 1.9µg 46%
Cholesterol 116mg 2mg 38%
Saturated fat 7.548g 0.23g 33%
Iron 2.42mg 0.06mg 30%
Fats 19.17g 0.36g 29%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 0.074mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 0.1g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.031mg 19%
Phosphorus 174mg 46mg 18%
Choline 110.2mg 16mg 17%
Calories 297kcal 27kcal 14%
Copper 0.099mg 0.004mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 0.011g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.383mg 4%
Calcium 16mg 47mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Carbs 0g 5.14g 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 231mg 161mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.036mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.158mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Sodium 47mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.001mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0.016mg 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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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3304.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +79.4%
~equal in Other ~0.53g

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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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8075%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6336.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.