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Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Beef chuck roast, cooked: 100 g · Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Beef chuck roast, cooked for more protein and less sodium.

Pick Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    283 kcal
    232 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN29.23 g
    24.62 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    17.56 g
    14.02 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    6.91 g
    5.33 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN48 mg
    79 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    235 mg
    349 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    17 mg
    20 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    2.38 mg
    2.68 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    19 mg
    22 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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