Veal vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between veal and pot roast?

Veal is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron.
Pot roast's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 36% higher.
Veal has 2 times more vitamin B5 than pot roast. Veal has 1.16mg of vitamin B5, while pot roast has 0.571mg.
Veal contains less saturated fat.

We used Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.

Veal

Pot roast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

Contains more IronIron	+144.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97.1%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	2.13µg	36%
Zinc	3.87mg	6.66mg	25%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	4.105mg	25%
Selenium	13.7µg	27µg	24%
Saturated fat	3.04g	7.548g	20%
Fats	7.56g	19.17g	18%
Iron	0.99mg	2.42mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	8.175g	13%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.571mg	12%
Protein	24.38g	28.94g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.171mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.283mg	8%
Calories	172kcal	297kcal	6%
Phosphorus	217mg	174mg	6%
Cholesterol	103mg	116mg	4%
Potassium	337mg	231mg	3%
Choline	95mg	110.2mg	3%
Sodium	83mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.51mg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	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	0.708g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	9.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	103kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.2	N/A
Calcium	17mg	16mg	0%
Copper	0.103mg	0.099mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	1.065mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.924mg	0%