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

Compare

Differences between ground beef and beef sirloin

Ground beef has more vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat, while beef sirloin has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 43% higher.
Beef sirloin contains 4 times less monounsaturated fat than ground beef. Ground beef contains 7.322g of monounsaturated fat, while beef sirloin contains 2.006g.
The amount of saturated fat in beef sirloin is lower.

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

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Ground beef

Beef sirloin

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

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

~equal in Zinc ~5.7mg

~equal in Sodium ~66mg

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.

Ground beef

Beef sirloin

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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