Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
skim milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and skim milk:
Beef is high in calories and skim milk has 88% less calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and skim milk has 34 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to skim milk for protein. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for skim milk, 40:58:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Beef | Skim Milk | |
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Protein | 38% | 40% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 58% |
Fat | 62% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both skim milk and beef are low in carbohydrates - skim milk has 5g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has less sugar than skim milk - skim milk has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 653% more protein than skim milk - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and skim milk has 3.4g of protein.
Beef is high in saturated fat and skim milk has 99% less saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.06g of saturated fat.
Skim milk has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk has 43 times less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and skim milk has 2mg of cholesterol.
Skim milk has 19 times more Vitamin A than beef - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and skim milk has 61ug of Vitamin A.
Skim milk has 22 times more Vitamin D than beef - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and skim milk has 47iu of Vitamin D.
Beef and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Beef and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has more niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both beef and skim milk contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
Beef | Skim Milk | |
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Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.045 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.182 MG |
Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.094 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.357 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.037 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 5 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | 0.5 UG |
Skim milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 249% more calcium than beef - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and skim milk has 122mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 74 times more iron than skim milk - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.03mg of iron.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has 76% more potassium than skim milk - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and skim milk has 156mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, beef has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than skim milk per 100 grams.
Beef | Skim Milk | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.001 G |
Total | 0.056 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, beef has more linoleic acid than skim milk per 100 grams.
Beef | Skim Milk | |
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other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.002 G |
Total | 0.402 G | 0.002 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.
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||