Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
condensed milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and condensed milk:
Both beef and condensed milk are high in calories. Condensed milk has 16% more calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and condensed milk has 321 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to condensed milk per calorie. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for condensed milk, 10:67:24 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Beef | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 38% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 67% |
| Fat | 62% | 24% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Condensed milk is high in carbohydrates and beef has less carbohydrates than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and beef has less sugar than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 221% more protein than condensed milk - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and condensed milk has 7.9g of protein.
Both beef and condensed milk are high in saturated fat. Beef has 34% more saturated fat than condensed milk - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat.
Condensed milk has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has 61% less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin C than beef - condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has signficantly more Vitamin A than beef - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A.
Beef and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D.
Beef and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E.
Beef and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K.
Condensed milk has more riboflavin, however, beef contains more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both beef and condensed milk contain significant amounts of thiamin, pantothenic acid and folate.
| Beef | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.416 MG |
| Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.21 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.75 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.051 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 11 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | 0.44 UG |
Condensed milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 711% more calcium than beef - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 284mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 10 times more iron than condensed milk - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron.
Both beef and condensed milk are high in potassium. Condensed milk has 35% more potassium than beef - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 371mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, condensed milk has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than beef per 100 grams.
| Beef | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.121 G |
| Total | 0.056 G | 0.121 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both beef and condensed milk contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
| Beef | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.216 G |
| Total | 0.402 G | 0.216 G |
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 Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) .
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