Spread vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between spread and pot roast?
- Spread is richer in vitamin B1, yet pot roast is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
- Pot roast's daily need coverage for zinc is 51% higher.
- Spread has 22 times more sodium than pot roast. Spread has 1013mg of sodium, while pot roast has 47mg.
We used Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +31.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +160% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +137.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +33.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +110% |
Contains more IronIron | +206.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +552.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +194.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +178.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +241.2% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +191.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +27.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +137.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +32.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +135.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +90.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +12.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +350% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +76.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Zinc | 1.02mg | 6.66mg | 51% |
Protein | 7.66g | 28.94g | 43% |
Sodium | 1013mg | 47mg | 42% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.12µg | 2.13µg | 42% |
Selenium | 9.7µg | 27µg | 31% |
Cholesterol | 38mg | 116mg | 26% |
Iron | 0.79mg | 2.42mg | 20% |
Phosphorus | 59mg | 174mg | 16% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.73mg | 4.105mg | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.283mg | 13% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.565g | 0.708g | 12% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.172mg | 0.059mg | 9% |
Choline | 62.3mg | 110.2mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 1.74mg | 0.51mg | 8% |
Saturated fat | 5.977g | 7.548g | 7% |
Carbs | 11.94g | 0g | 4% |
Potassium | 110mg | 231mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.43mg | 0.571mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.134mg | 0.171mg | 3% |
Calories | 235kcal | 297kcal | 3% |
Vitamin A | 26µg | 0µg | 3% |
Copper | 0.13mg | 0.099mg | 3% |
Fats | 17.34g | 19.17g | 3% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 19mg | 3% |
Folate | 2µg | 9µg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 0.2µg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 22IU | 8IU | 2% |
Manganese | 0.026mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.584g | 8.175g | 1% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0g | 1% |
Net carbs | 11.74g | 0g | N/A |
Calcium | 12mg | 16mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1.8µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.082mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.334mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.334mg | 1.317mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.6mg | 2.302mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.663mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.196mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.301mg | 1.143mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.356mg | 1.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.279mg | 0.924mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +16.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-27900% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +277.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +10.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -20.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +262.3% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~8.175g