Pot roast vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pot roast and ground beef different?

Pot roast is richer in selenium, protein, zinc, choline, fats, and monounsaturated fat, while ground beef is higher in vitamin B12.
Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12 15% more than pot roast.
Pot roast contains 2 times more choline than ground beef. Pot roast contains 110.2mg of choline, while ground beef contains 73.2mg.
Ground beef is lower in cholesterol.

Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pot roast

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+106.3%

~equal in Potassium ~241mg

~equal in Iron ~2.27mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pot roast

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+61.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.026mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.311mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	2.49µg	15%
Selenium	27µg	19.1µg	14%
Protein	28.94g	23.87g	10%
Cholesterol	116mg	88mg	9%
Zinc	6.66mg	5.84mg	7%
Choline	110.2mg	73.2mg	7%
Saturated fat	7.548g	6.073g	7%
Fats	19.17g	15.37g	6%
Calories	297kcal	241kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.12mg	3%
Calcium	16mg	33mg	2%
Iron	2.42mg	2.27mg	2%
Copper	0.099mg	0.079mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.311mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	7.322g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	0.408g	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	2 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Phosphorus	174mg	166mg	1%
Sodium	47mg	73mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.051mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.512mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.9µg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.7g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	103kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.3	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	231mg	241mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.171mg	0%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	4.026mg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A