Beefsteak vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beefsteak and chuck steak

Beefsteak has more vitamin B6 and vitamin B3; however, chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chuck steak is 69% higher.
Chuck steak has 2 times less vitamin B6 than beefsteak. Beefsteak has 0.585mg of vitamin B6, while chuck steak has 0.373mg.
Beefsteak is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, 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.

Beefsteak

Chuck steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.7%

Contains more IronIron	+50.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+79%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~325mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.5µg

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.

Beefsteak

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+28.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+119.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	3.03µg	69%
Zinc	4.85mg	8.68mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.373mg	16%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	4.663mg	14%
Saturated fat	5.951g	8.66g	12%
Iron	1.63mg	2.45mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	9.457g	8%
Fats	15.11g	19.64g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	0.752mg	5%
Choline	101.8mg	79mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.191mg	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	87mg	3%
Phosphorus	213mg	193mg	3%
Protein	26.72g	24.98g	3%
Selenium	28.8µg	27.5µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.1mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	0.81g	2%
Folate	8µg	6µg	1%
Calories	250kcal	277kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.066mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Sodium	57mg	71mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	340mg	325mg	0%
Copper	0.073mg	0.077mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.012mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.619g	N/A