Beef shank vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between beef shank and roast beef

Beef shank has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, copper, and vitamin B1, while roast beef has more vitamin B6 and potassium.
Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% higher.
Roast beef contains 3 times less zinc than beef shank. Beef shank contains 10.49mg of zinc, while roast beef contains 3.2mg.
The amount of cholesterol in roast beef is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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.

Beef shank

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+540%
Contains more IronIron	+88.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+227.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+44.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~242mg

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.

Beef shank

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+85.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.581mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.79µg	2.04µg	73%
Zinc	10.49mg	3.2mg	66%
Sodium	64mg	853mg	34%
Protein	33.68g	18.62g	30%
Selenium	30µg	14.7µg	28%
Iron	3.86mg	2.05mg	23%
Copper	0.172mg	0.086mg	10%
Cholesterol	78mg	51mg	9%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.043mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.37mg	0.46mg	7%
Potassium	447mg	647mg	6%
Saturated fat	2.29g	1.318g	4%
Calories	201kcal	115kcal	4%
Fats	6.36g	3.69g	4%
Phosphorus	263mg	242mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	5mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.566mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.49mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.86g	1.521g	3%
Magnesium	30mg	20mg	2%
Vitamin B3	5.89mg	5.581mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	10µg	5µg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Sugar		0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.213mg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.21g	0.27g	0%
Tryptophan	0.377mg		0%
Threonine	1.471mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.514mg		0%
Leucine	2.662mg		0%
Lysine	2.802mg		0%
Methionine	0.862mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.315mg		0%
Valine	1.638mg		0%
Histidine	1.153mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A