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Vegetable vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and ground beef different?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A and fiber; however, ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground beef is 104% higher.
  • Vegetable has less saturated fat.
  • Ground beef has a lower glycemic index (0) than vegetable (66).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.6%
Contains more IronIron +176.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1091.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +225.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6266.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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.
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +710.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +373.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +320.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +203.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Zinc 0.49mg 5.84mg 49%
Protein 2.86g 23.87g 42%
Selenium 0.3µg 19.1µg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Saturated fat 0.031g 6.073g 27%
Fats 0.15g 15.37g 23%
Vitamin A 214µg 3µg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 4.026mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 7.322g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.311mg 18%
Iron 0.82mg 2.27mg 18%
Fiber 4.4g 0g 18%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 2.9µg 17%
Phosphorus 51mg 166mg 16%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.009mg 16%
Calories 65kcal 241kcal 9%
Choline 24.1mg 73.2mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.512mg 7%
Carbs 13.09g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.171mg 4%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.408g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.12mg 2%
Sodium 35mg 73mg 2%
Potassium 169mg 241mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 33mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 3.12g 0g N/A
Copper 0.083mg 0.079mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +734.6%
Contains more FatsFats +10146.7%
Contains more OtherOther +256.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +466.7%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.