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Cinnamon vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cinnamon and ground beef

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, and copper; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 759% more than ground beef.
  • Cinnamon has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cinnamon, ground and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +252.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2936.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.8%
Contains more IronIron +266.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +329.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +219.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +516.1%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +975.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +317.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +565.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Ground beef DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.009mg 759%
Fiber 53.1g 0g 212%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Calcium 1002mg 33mg 97%
Iron 8.32mg 2.27mg 76%
Protein 3.99g 23.87g 40%
Zinc 1.83mg 5.84mg 36%
Selenium 3.1µg 19.1µg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Copper 0.339mg 0.079mg 29%
Carbs 80.59g 0g 27%
Saturated fat 0.345g 6.073g 26%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 2.9µg 24%
Fats 1.24g 15.37g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 7.322g 18%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 4.026mg 17%
Phosphorus 64mg 166mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.12mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.311mg 12%
Choline 11mg 73.2mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.171mg 10%
Magnesium 60mg 17mg 10%
Potassium 431mg 241mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.512mg 3%
Sodium 10mg 73mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.051mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0.408g 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 3µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calories 247kcal 241kcal 0%
Net carbs 27.49g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 2.17g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 1.173g N/A
Folate 6µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +50.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +498.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1139.5%
Contains more WaterWater +451.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2876.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +500%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients
  2. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.