Roast beef vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between roast beef and beef

Roast beef has more potassium; however, beef is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, and choline.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 90% more than roast beef.
Beef has 16 times less sodium than roast beef. Roast beef has 853mg of sodium, while beef has 54mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Roast beef

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+83.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more IronIron	+48.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~259mg

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.

Roast beef

Beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+96%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+106.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%
Contains more CholineCholine	+72.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.76mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	4.21µg	90%
Sodium	853mg	54mg	35%
Selenium	14.7µg	25.4µg	19%
Protein	18.62g	27.55g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.669mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.4mg	14%
Iron	2.05mg	3.04mg	12%
Cholesterol	51mg	85mg	11%
Potassium	647mg	352mg	9%
Saturated fat	1.318g	2.595g	6%
Choline	43.9mg	75.6mg	6%
Zinc	3.2mg	3.7mg	5%
Fats	3.69g	6.54g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	2.734g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.074mg	3%
Calories	115kcal	169kcal	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	0.532g	2%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.25mg	2%
Phosphorus	242mg	259mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg	0.481mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Copper	0.086mg	0.097mg	1%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	5.76mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	13mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	14mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Net carbs	0.64g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.64g	0g	0%
Vitamin D	1IU	3IU	0%
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g	0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.359mg	0%
Threonine		1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.52mg	0%
Leucine		2.833mg	0%
Lysine		3.178mg	0%
Methionine		0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.299mg	0%
Valine		1.603mg	0%
Histidine		1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.007g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.017g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.14g	0.349g	N/A