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Veal vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between veal and whey?

  • Veal is richer than whey in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B5, and choline.
  • Veal's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 50% more.
  • Veal has 52 times more cholesterol than whey. While veal has 103mg of cholesterol, whey has only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of veal is lower.

We used Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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
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%
Whey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.3%
Contains more IronIron +1550%
Contains more CopperCopper +2475%
Contains more ZincZinc +2876.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +371.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +621.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%

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%
Whey
2
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10751.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +353.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +493.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 0.074mg 50%
Protein 24.38g 0.85g 47%
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0.28µg 41%
Zinc 3.87mg 0.13mg 34%
Cholesterol 103mg 2mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.031mg 28%
Phosphorus 217mg 46mg 24%
Selenium 13.7µg 1.9µg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.383mg 16%
Choline 95mg 16mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.23g 13%
Iron 0.99mg 0.06mg 12%
Copper 0.103mg 0.004mg 11%
Fats 7.56g 0.36g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.158mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.1g 7%
Calories 172kcal 27kcal 7%
Potassium 337mg 161mg 5%
Magnesium 24mg 8mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.011g 4%
Folate 11µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.036mg 3%
Calcium 17mg 47mg 3%
Carbs 0g 5.14g 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 83mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Whey
2
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2768.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2000%
Contains more OtherOther +145.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +39.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
2
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2740%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.