Roast beef vs. Kielbasa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between roast beef and kielbasa?

Roast beef is higher in protein and iron, yet kielbasa is higher in fats, vitamin C, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Kielbasa's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 25% more.
Roast beef has 2 times more iron than kielbasa. While roast beef has 2.05mg of iron, kielbasa has only 1.24mg.
The amount of cholesterol in roast beef is lower.
The glycemic index of roast beef is lower.

We used Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked types 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.

Roast beef

Kielbasa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+65.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Roast beef

Kielbasa

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.04µg		85%
Phosphorus	242mg		35%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg		35%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg		35%
Zinc	3.2mg		29%
Selenium	14.7µg		27%
Saturated fat	1.318g	6.23g	22%
Fats	3.69g	17.6g	21%
Potassium	647mg		19%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	8.27g	17%
Vitamin C	0mg	14.8mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg		16%
Sodium	853mg	1200mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	2.33g	14%
Protein	18.62g	13.1g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg		11%
Iron	2.05mg	1.24mg	10%
Copper	0.086mg		10%
Choline	43.9mg		8%
Calories	115kcal	226kcal	6%
Cholesterol	51mg	70mg	6%
Magnesium	20mg		5%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg		4%
Vitamin E	0.49mg		3%
Carbs	0.64g	3.9g	1%
Calcium	5mg		1%
Manganese	0.015mg		1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Folate	5µg		1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.017g		1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.14g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	173kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0.64g	3.9g	N/A
Vitamin D*	1 IU		0%
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g		N/A
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.007g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A