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Veal vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between veal and merlot

  • Merlot has less vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, copper, and iron.
  • Veal covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 53% more than merlot.
  • Merlot contains 69 times less selenium than veal. Veal contains 13.7µg of selenium, while merlot contains 0.2µg.
  • The glycemic index of merlot is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Merlot
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165.4%
Contains more IronIron +115.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +836.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2664.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +843.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6750%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +277.1%

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.
Veal
10
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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Merlot
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +771%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3484.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +584.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0µg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 0.224mg 49%
Protein 24.38g 0.07g 49%
Cholesterol 103mg 34%
Zinc 3.87mg 0.14mg 34%
Phosphorus 217mg 23mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.057mg 26%
Selenium 13.7µg 0.2µg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.03mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.031mg 18%
Choline 95mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.04g 14%
Fats 7.56g 0g 12%
Copper 0.103mg 0.011mg 10%
Iron 0.99mg 0.46mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 7%
Potassium 337mg 127mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.005mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 4%
Calories 172kcal 83kcal 4%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.132mg 4%
Sodium 83mg 4mg 3%
Folate 11µg 1µg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 12mg 3%
Carbs 0g 2.51g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
2
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Merlot
3
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34728.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +29.7%
Contains more OtherOther +733.1%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients
  2. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.