Beef sirloin vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between beef sirloin and ground beef

Beef sirloin has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline, while ground beef has more vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat.
Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 43% higher.
Ground beef contains 2 times less vitamin B3 than beef sirloin. Beef sirloin contains 9.001mg of vitamin B3, while ground beef contains 4.026mg.
The amount of saturated fat in beef sirloin is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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.

Beef sirloin

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+18.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

~equal in Zinc ~5.84mg

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.

Beef sirloin

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+119%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+69.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+107.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	2.49µg	43%
Selenium	38.9µg	19.1µg	36%
Vitamin B3	9.001mg	4.026mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.681mg	0.311mg	28%
Saturated fat	1.915g	6.073g	19%
Fats	5.03g	15.37g	16%
Protein	30.8g	23.87g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	2.006g	7.322g	13%
Phosphorus	253mg	166mg	12%
Choline	117.3mg	73.2mg	8%
Potassium	410mg	241mg	5%
Iron	1.92mg	2.27mg	4%
Calories	177kcal	241kcal	3%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.051mg	3%
Cholesterol	81mg	88mg	2%
Magnesium	27mg	17mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.607mg	0.512mg	2%
Calcium	22mg	33mg	1%
Copper	0.085mg	0.079mg	1%
Zinc	5.7mg	5.84mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.171mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	2.9µg	1%
Folate	10µg	7µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.185g	0.408g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	57kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	56g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sodium	66mg	73mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.009mg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.202mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	1.23mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.401mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	2.45mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	2.603mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.802mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.217mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.528mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.983mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A