American cheese vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between American cheese and steak

American cheese has more calcium and phosphorus; however, steak is richer in zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, iron, and selenium.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 103% more than steak.
Steak has 29 times less sodium than American cheese. American cheese has 1671mg of sodium, while steak has 58mg.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of American cheese is 27, while the glycemic index of steak is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8608.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+293.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+111.4%
Contains more IronIron	+281%
Contains more CopperCopper	+84.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+154.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3471.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+62.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+393.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6675%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+825.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+46.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	12mg	103%
Sodium	1671mg	58mg	70%
Phosphorus	641mg	163mg	68%
Saturated fat	18.057g	8.443g	44%
Zinc	2.49mg	6.34mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.5mg	34%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	5.149mg	32%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	2.2µg	29%
Vitamin A	250µg	7µg	27%
Iron	0.63mg	2.4mg	22%
Selenium	20.2µg	31.8µg	21%
Fats	31.79g	19.02g	20%
Protein	18.13g	24.85g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg		8%
Choline	36.2mg		7%
Cholesterol	100mg	78mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.301mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.074mg	5%
Calories	371kcal	271kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Copper	0.046mg	0.085mg	4%
Potassium	132mg	279mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.1µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.896g	3%
Manganese	0.041mg		2%
Vitamin D	23IU	6IU	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	9.171g	2%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	8µg	6µg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A