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Roast beef vs. Kielbasa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between roast beef and kielbasa?

  • Roast beef is higher in iron, yet kielbasa is higher in vitamin C, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Kielbasa's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 25% more.
  • Roast beef has 2 times more iron than kielbasa. While roast beef has 2.05mg of iron, kielbasa has only 1.24mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in roast beef is lower.
  • The glycemic index of roast beef is lower.

We used Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked 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% 1.5% 57% 77% 29% 87% 104% 111% 2% 80%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +65.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 1% 9.8% 0% 11% 49% 105% 34% 106% 255% 4% 3.8% 24%
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roast beef Kielbasa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.04µg 85%
Vitamin B3 5.581mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 35%
Phosphorus 242mg 35%
Zinc 3.2mg 29%
Selenium 14.7µg 27%
Saturated fat 1.318g 6.23g 22%
Fats 3.69g 17.6g 21%
Potassium 647mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 1.521g 8.27g 17%
Vitamin C 0mg 14.8mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 16%
Sodium 853mg 1200mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.27g 2.33g 14%
Protein 18.62g 13.1g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.566mg 11%
Iron 2.05mg 1.24mg 10%
Copper 0.086mg 10%
Choline 43.9mg 8%
Cholesterol 51mg 70mg 6%
Calories 115kcal 226kcal 6%
Magnesium 20mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 3%
Manganese 0.015mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Calcium 5mg 1%
Carbs 0.64g 3.9g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 0.64g 3.9g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Sugar 0.29g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.148g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 4% 74% 3%
Protein: 18.62 g
Fats: 3.69 g
Carbs: 0.64 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 3.33 g
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.1%
Contains more WaterWater +18.9%
Contains more FatsFats +377%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +509.4%
~equal in Other ~3.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
42% 49% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.318 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.521 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.27 g
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +443.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +763%

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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. Roast beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174570/nutrients
  2. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/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.