Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
pumpkin pie spice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and pumpkin pie spice:
Both beef and pumpkin pie spice are high in calories. Pumpkin pie spice has 23% more calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 342 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to pumpkin pie spice per calorie. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for pumpkin pie spice, 6:69:26 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Beef | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 38% | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 69% |
| Fat | 62% | 26% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pumpkin pie spice is high in carbohydrates and beef has less carbohydrates than pumpkin pie spice - pumpkin pie spice has 69.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than beef - pumpkin pie spice has 14.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has less sugar than pumpkin pie spice - pumpkin pie spice has 7.8g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 341% more protein than pumpkin pie spice - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 5.8g of protein.
Both beef and pumpkin pie spice are high in saturated fat. Beef has 12% more saturated fat than pumpkin pie spice - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 6.5g of saturated fat.
Pumpkin pie spice has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin pie spice has less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than beef - pumpkin pie spice has 23.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 13ug of Vitamin A.
Beef and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin pie spice has 15 times more Vitamin E than beef - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 1.9mg of Vitamin E.
Pumpkin pie spice has 847% more Vitamin K than beef - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 28.4ug of Vitamin K.
Pumpkin pie spice has more thiamin, however, beef contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both beef and pumpkin pie spice contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Beef | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.131 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.137 MG |
| Niacin | 4.537 MG | 2.243 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.4 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 24 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | ~ |
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of calcium and it has 18 times more calcium than beef - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 682mg of calcium.
Both beef and pumpkin pie spice are high in iron. Pumpkin pie spice has 776% more iron than beef - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 19.7mg of iron.
Both beef and pumpkin pie spice are high in potassium. Pumpkin pie spice has 141% more potassium than beef - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 663mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both beef and pumpkin pie spice contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
| Beef | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.065 G |
| Total | 0.056 G | 0.065 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both beef and pumpkin pie spice contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
| Beef | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.715 G |
| Total | 0.402 G | 0.715 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 Pumpkin Pie Spice (Spices, pumpkin pie spice) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||