Beef eye of round, cooked vs Ground beef, 80% lean, cooked

Leader

Beef eye of round, cooked5

Ground beef, 80% lean, cooked2

Beef eye of round, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Beef eye of round, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Beef eye of round, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Ground beef, 80% lean, cooked for less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN17.42 g
9.77 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
0 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
0 g
0 g
Total fat
2.82 g
6.48 g
Saturated fatless is better
WIN0.97 g
2.45 g
Sodiumless is better
38.6 mg
33.74 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
WIN238.6 mg
136.18 mg
Calciummore is better
9.36 mg
10.57 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN1.09 mg
1.05 mg
Magnesiummore is better
WIN8.77 mg
8.54 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.