Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
mayonnaise
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and mayonnaise:
Both beef and mayonnaise are high in calories. Mayonnaise has 145% more calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 680 calories.
Beef | Mayonnaise | |
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Protein | 38% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | ~ | ~ |
Fat | 62% | 99% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both mayonnaise and beef are low in carbohydrates - mayonnaise has 0.57g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Mayonnaise and beef contain similar amounts of sugar - mayonnaise has 0.57g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 25 times more protein than mayonnaise - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 0.96g of protein.
Both beef and mayonnaise are high in saturated fat. Mayonnaise has 59% more saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 11.7g of saturated fat.
Mayonnaise has 5.2 times less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 0.19g of trans fat.
Mayonnaise has 52% less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 42mg of cholesterol.
Beef and mayonnaise contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 16ug of Vitamin A.
Beef and mayonnaise contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 7iu of Vitamin D.
Mayonnaise has 26 times more Vitamin E than beef - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 3.3mg of Vitamin E.
Mayonnaise is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has 53 times more Vitamin K than beef - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 163ug of Vitamin K.
Beef has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Beef | Mayonnaise | |
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Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.01 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.019 MG |
Niacin | 4.537 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.172 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.008 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 5 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | 0.12 UG |
Beef has 338% more calcium than mayonnaise - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 8mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 971% more iron than mayonnaise - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 0.21mg of iron.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has 12 times more potassium than mayonnaise - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and mayonnaise has 20mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, mayonnaise has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than beef per 100 grams.
Beef | Mayonnaise | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 5.456 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.005 G |
Total | 0.056 G | 5.461 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, mayonnaise has more linoleic acid than beef per 100 grams.
Beef | Mayonnaise | |
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other omega 6 | 0.012 G | 0.125 G |
linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 39.146 G |
Total | 0.402 G | 39.271 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 Mayonnaise (Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular) .
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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 | |||