Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and almond extract:
Beef is high in calories and almond extract has 80% less calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to almond extract per calorie. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Beef | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 38% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 62% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Beef has less carbohydrates than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has signficantly less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 845 times more protein than almond extract - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.03g of protein.
Beef is high in saturated fat and almond extract has less saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Beef | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | ~ |
Beef has signficantly more calcium than almond extract - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 44 times more iron than almond extract - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Beef (Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||