Potato vs Beef: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Potato has 77 kcal and Beef has 250 kcal, so Potato has 69% fewer calories.

Beef has more protein (25.9 g vs 2.05 g). Potato has more fiber (2.1 g vs 0 g). Beef has more fat (15.4 g vs 0.09 g). Relative to calories, Beef is the better protein source (10.4 g vs 2.66 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Beef
Serving size:
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cup (340g)half cup (170g)neck (1500g)shoulder (100g)shank (100g)tail (400g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Potato vs Beef 100g Compare


per 100gPotatoBeef
Calories77 250
Fat0.09 g15.41 g
Saturated fat0.01 g5.9 g
Protein2.05 g25.93 g
Water79.25 g57.98 g
Calcium12 mg18 mg
Iron0.81 mg2.6 mg
Magnessium23 mg21 mg
Potassium425 mg318 mg
Sodium6 mg72 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU9 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.081 mg0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.176 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.061 mg5.378 mg
Vitaminium B60.298 mg0.382 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.015 µg0.009 µg
Vitaminium E0.01 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.001 µg

Less Calories in Potato

At first glance, you can see that in potato is much less calories than in beef.

Potato has 77 kcal per 100g and beef 250 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 225%.

In potato and in beef most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare potato with beef in details.

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

Beef 100g

250kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 43% PROTEIN
  • 57% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.