Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
mozzarella cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and mozzarella cheese:
Both beef and mozzarella cheese are high in calories. Mozzarella cheese has 15% more calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 318 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is heavier in protein, lighter in fat and similar to mozzarella cheese for carbs. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for mozzarella cheese, 27:3:70 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Beef | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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Protein | 38% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 3% |
Fat | 62% | 70% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both mozzarella cheese and beef are low in carbohydrates - mozzarella cheese has 2.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has less sugar than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Both beef and mozzarella cheese are high in protein. Beef has 18% more protein than mozzarella cheese - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 21.6g of protein.
Both beef and mozzarella cheese are high in saturated fat. Mozzarella cheese has 112% more saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 15.6g of saturated fat.
Mozzarella cheese has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of cholesterol - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 89mg of cholesterol.
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 64 times more Vitamin A than beef - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 197ug of Vitamin A.
Mozzarella cheese has 800% more Vitamin D than beef - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 18iu of Vitamin D.
Beef and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 0.21mg of Vitamin E.
Beef and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 2.5ug of Vitamin K.
Beef has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both beef and mozzarella cheese contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
Beef | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.016 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.27 MG |
Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.094 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.071 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.062 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 8 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | 0.73 UG |
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 15 times more calcium than beef - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 575mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 10 times more iron than mozzarella cheese - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 0.2mg of iron.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has 267% more potassium than mozzarella cheese - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 75mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, mozzarella cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than beef per 100 grams.
Beef | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.212 G |
Total | 0.056 G | 0.212 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both beef and mozzarella cheese contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Beef | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.566 G |
Total | 0.402 G | 0.566 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Beef (Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled) and Mozzarella Cheese (Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture) .
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