Brisket vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brisket and pastrami

Pastrami contains less selenium, zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, choline, and monounsaturated fat than brisket.
Pastrami's daily need coverage for sodium is 45% higher.
Pastrami contains 4 times less monounsaturated fat than brisket. Brisket contains 7.934g of monounsaturated fat, while pastrami contains 2.118g.
The amount of saturated fat in pastrami is lower.
Brisket has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of brisket is 0, while the glycemic index of pastrami is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Beef, cured, pastrami.

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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.

Brisket

Pastrami

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+170%

~equal in Potassium ~210mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

~equal in Copper ~0.091mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~175mg

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.

Brisket

Pastrami

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+157.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.161mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	48mg	1078mg	45%
Saturated fat	7.305g	2.681g	21%
Fats	18.42g	5.82g	19%
Selenium	27.1µg	17.7µg	17%
Zinc	6.69mg	4.98mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	2.118g	15%
Protein	28.82g	21.8g	14%
Cholesterol	106mg	68mg	13%
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	1.87µg	10%
Calories	289kcal	147kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg	0.265mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.221mg	5%
Choline	109.8mg	81.6mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	0.145g	4%
Iron	2.43mg	2.22mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.12mg	3%
Vitamin D*		4 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	16mg	10mg	1%
Potassium	232mg	210mg	1%
Copper	0.1mg	0.091mg	1%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.052mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.161mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	4.26mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.7µg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	67kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	0.84	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.36g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.36g	0%
Magnesium	19mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.1g	N/A
Phosphorus	175mg	175mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.181mg	0.141mg	0%
Threonine	1.101mg	0.857mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg	0.976mg	0%
Leucine	2.192mg	1.706mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	1.812mg	0%
Methionine	0.717mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.367mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.879mg	0.684mg	0%
Fructose		0.01g	0%