Veal vs Ground Beef: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Veal
At first glance, you can see that in veal is less calories than in ground beef.
Veal has 172 kcal per 100g and ground beef 247 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 44%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in veal cames from protein and in ground beef from fat.
See tables below to compare veal with ground beef in details.
Fact 2: Veal And Ground beef Nutrition Difference
- Calories: ground beef - 44% more than veal
- Fat: ground beef - 152% more than veal
- Protein: veal - 40% more than ground beef
- Water: veal - 7% more than ground beef
Ground beef vs Veal: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Veal | Ground beef |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 172 | 247 |
| Fat | 7.56 g | 19.07 g |
| Protein | 24.38 g | 17.44 g |
| Water | 66.76 g | 62.58 g |
| Calcium | 17 mg | 17 mg |
| Iron | 0.99 mg | 1.97 mg |
| Magnessium | 24 mg | 17 mg |
| Potassium | 337 mg | 274 mg |
| Sodium | 83 mg | 66 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.07 mg | 0.043 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.27 mg | 0.151 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 8.03 mg | 4.305 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.39 mg | 0.328 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.011 mg | 0.007 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.15 mg | 0.17 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.001 mg | 0.002 mg |
More protein in veal
It is aslo easy to see see that in veal is more protein than in ground beef.
There is 17.44g per 100g of ground beef and 24.38g per 100g of veal so using simple math we can see that difference is about 40%.
Less fat in veal
In veal is less fats than in ground beef.
The tables above show us that there is 19.07g/100g of fats in ground beef and 7.56g/100g in veal. In this case difference is about 152%.
Veal
172kcal- Calories172
- Fat7.56 g
- Protein24.38 g
- Water66.76 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 59% PROTEIN
- 41% FAT
Ground beef
247kcal- Calories247
- Fat19.07 g
- Protein17.44 g
- Water62.58 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 29% PROTEIN
- 71% FAT
Vitamins: ground beef vs veal
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine): veal 63% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin): veal 79% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B3 (Niacin): veal 87% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B6: veal 19% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid): veal 57% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium E: ground beef 13% more than veal
- Vitaminium K: ground beef 100% more than veal
Minerals: veal vs ground beef
- Calcium: ground beef 0% more than veal
- Iron: ground beef 99% more than veal
- Magnessium: veal 41% more than ground beef
- Potassium: veal 23% more than ground beef
- Sodium: veal 26% more than ground beef
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Compares of ground beef
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy eating and living style promoter
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