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Beef shank vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between beef shank and veal

  • Beef shank has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, selenium, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while veal has more vitamin B5 and vitamin B3.
  • Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 105% higher.
  • Veal contains 4 times less iron than beef shank. Beef shank contains 3.86mg of iron, while veal contains 0.99mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in beef shank 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 Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 9.6% 39% 145% 57% 286% 113% 8.3% 2.6% 164%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +289.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +67%
Contains more ZincZinc +171.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +119%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 35% 48% 110% 25% 85% 474% 0% 7.5% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +198.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.39mg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef shank Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.79µg 1.27µg 105%
Zinc 10.49mg 3.87mg 60%
Iron 3.86mg 0.99mg 36%
Selenium 30µg 13.7µg 30%
Protein 33.68g 24.38g 19%
Choline 95mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 1.16mg 15%
Vitamin B3 5.89mg 8.03mg 13%
Cholesterol 78mg 103mg 8%
Copper 0.172mg 0.103mg 8%
Phosphorus 263mg 217mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.07mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.27mg 5%
Saturated fat 2.29g 3.04g 3%
Potassium 447mg 337mg 3%
Calcium 32mg 17mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.21g 0.55g 2%
Fats 6.36g 7.56g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.37mg 0.39mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Calories 201kcal 172kcal 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 64mg 83mg 1%
Magnesium 30mg 24mg 1%
Folate 10µg 11µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 2.86g 2.84g 0%
Tryptophan 0.377mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.471mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.514mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 2.662mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 2.802mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.862mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.315mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.638mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 1.153mg 0.885mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 6% 58% 2%
Protein: 33.68 g
Fats: 6.36 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.21 g
Other: 1.75 g
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.1%
Contains more OtherOther +34.6%
Contains more FatsFats +18.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 53% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.21 g
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +161.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~2.84g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef shank - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169442/nutrients
  2. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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