Veal vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veal and brisket different?

Veal is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, brisket is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for brisket is 35% higher.
Veal contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than brisket. While veal contains 1.16mg of vitamin B5, brisket contains only 0.568mg.
Veal has less saturated fat.

Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.

Veal

Brisket

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

Contains more IronIron	+145.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97.8%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Copper ~0.1mg

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.

Veal

Brisket

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+66.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	2.12µg	35%
Zinc	3.87mg	6.69mg	26%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	4.087mg	25%
Selenium	13.7µg	27.1µg	24%
Saturated fat	3.04g	7.305g	19%
Iron	0.99mg	2.43mg	18%
Fats	7.56g	18.42g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	7.934g	13%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.568mg	12%
Protein	24.38g	28.82g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.171mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.282mg	8%
Calories	172kcal	289kcal	6%
Phosphorus	217mg	175mg	6%
Potassium	337mg	232mg	3%
Choline	95mg	109.8mg	3%
Sodium	83mg	48mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.51mg	2%
Cholesterol	103mg	106mg	1%
Magnesium	24mg	19mg	1%
Manganese	0.035mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.059mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Folate	11µg	9µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	0.681g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.2	N/A
Calcium	17mg	16mg	0%
Copper	0.103mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.181mg	0%
Threonine	1.065mg	1.101mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.253mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	2.192mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	2.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.717mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	1.088mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.367mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.879mg	0%