Beef vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beef and beef sirloin

Beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and iron; however, beef sirloin is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and choline.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 114% more than beef sirloin.
Beef has 2 times more vitamin B2 than beef sirloin. While beef has 0.4mg of vitamin B2, beef sirloin has only 0.163mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.

Beef

Beef sirloin

Contains more IronIron	+58.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~253mg

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

Beef sirloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+145.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+186.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+56%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+55.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.681mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	1.47µg	114%
Selenium	25.4µg	38.9µg	25%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	9.001mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.163mg	18%
Zinc	3.7mg	5.7mg	18%
Iron	3.04mg	1.92mg	14%
Choline	75.6mg	117.3mg	8%
Protein	27.55g	30.8g	7%
Saturated fat	2.595g	1.915g	3%
Magnesium	14mg	27mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.607mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	0.185g	2%
Fats	6.54g	5.03g	2%
Potassium	352mg	410mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	2.006g	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.39mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	13mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.088mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	81mg	1%
Folate	7µg	10µg	1%
Phosphorus	259mg	253mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.681mg	1%
Copper	0.097mg	0.085mg	1%
Sodium	54mg	66mg	1%
Calories	169kcal	177kcal	0%
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.202mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.401mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	2.45mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	2.603mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	1.217mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.528mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.983mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A