Roast beef vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are roast beef and beef sirloin different?

Roast beef is higher in vitamin B12 and potassium; however, beef sirloin is richer in selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline.
Daily need coverage for selenium for beef sirloin is 44% higher.
Roast beef contains 13 times more sodium than beef sirloin. While roast beef contains 853mg of sodium, beef sirloin contains only 66mg.

Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled are the varieties used 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.

Roast beef

Beef sirloin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+164.6%

~equal in Iron ~1.92mg

~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~253mg

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 sirloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+38.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+167.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.607mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.7µg	38.9µg	44%
Sodium	853mg	66mg	34%
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	1.47µg	24%
Protein	18.62g	30.8g	24%
Zinc	3.2mg	5.7mg	23%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	9.001mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.681mg	17%
Choline	43.9mg	117.3mg	13%
Cholesterol	51mg	81mg	10%
Potassium	647mg	410mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.163mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.088mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.318g	1.915g	3%
Calories	115kcal	177kcal	3%
Phosphorus	242mg	253mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	27mg	2%
Fats	3.69g	5.03g	2%
Iron	2.05mg	1.92mg	2%
Calcium	5mg	22mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	2.006g	1%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg	0.607mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	0.185g	1%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.39mg	1%
Net carbs	0.64g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.64g	0g	0%
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.086mg	0.085mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.202mg	0%
Threonine		1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.401mg	0%
Leucine		2.45mg	0%
Lysine		2.603mg	0%
Methionine		0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.217mg	0%
Valine		1.528mg	0%
Histidine		0.983mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.017g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.14g		N/A