Roast beef sandwich vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between roast beef sandwich and hot dogs

Roast beef sandwich is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, protein, and folate; however, hot dogs are richer in vitamin B12 and fats.
Hot dogs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 25% higher.
Roast beef sandwich has 9 times more folate than hot dogs. While roast beef sandwich has 51µg of folate, hot dogs have only 6µg.
Roast beef sandwich has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, roast beef sandwich, plain and Frankfurter, meat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Roast beef sandwich

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.4%
Contains more IronIron	+142.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+420%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+80%

~equal in Phosphorus ~206mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Roast beef sandwich

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+294.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+63.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	1.57µg	25%
Fats	10.3g	25.76g	24%
Iron	2.64mg	1.09mg	19%
Sodium	653mg	1090mg	19%
Saturated fat	3.399g	7.666g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	3.987g	11.386g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.762g	4.404g	18%
Cholesterol	30mg	77mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.055mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.121mg	13%
Folate	51µg	6µg	11%
Protein	15.17g	10.26g	10%
Zinc	2.27mg	1.2mg	10%
Selenium	18.2µg	12.5µg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.343mg	2.665mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.152g		10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.465g		9%
Manganese	0.234mg	0.045mg	8%
Starch	17.65g		7%
Carbs	22.21g	4.17g	6%
Vitamin B5		0.31mg	6%
Choline	32.4mg		6%
Fiber	1.3g	0g	5%
Calcium	55mg	99mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.215mg	0.166mg	4%
Calories	244kcal	290kcal	2%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Potassium	224mg	152mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Fructose	1.5g		2%
Copper	0.109mg	0.097mg	1%
Phosphorus	200mg	206mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.2g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	161kcal	283kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	20.91g	4.17g	N/A
Vitamin D*	1 IU		0%
Sugar	3.84g		N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.389g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.111mg	0%
Threonine		0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.53mg	0%
Leucine		0.907mg	0%
Lysine		0.963mg	0%
Methionine		0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.445mg	0%
Valine		0.555mg	0%
Histidine		0.331mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A