Beefsteak vs. Pâté — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beefsteak and pâté different?

Beefsteak is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B3; however, pâté is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pâté is 76% higher.
Beefsteak contains 10 times more vitamin B6 than pâté. While beefsteak contains 0.585mg of vitamin B6, pâté contains only 0.06mg.
Beefsteak has less cholesterol.
Beefsteak has a lower glycemic index (0) than pâté (28).

Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Pate, liver, not specified, canned are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Pâté

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+218.2%
Contains more IronIron	+237.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+447.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~200mg

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

Pâté

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+875%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+127.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+131.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	991µg	110%
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	3.2µg	76%
Cholesterol	79mg	255mg	59%
Iron	1.63mg	5.5mg	48%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.06mg	40%
Copper	0.073mg	0.4mg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.6mg	35%
Sodium	57mg	697mg	28%
Protein	26.72g	14.2g	25%
Selenium	28.8µg	41.6µg	23%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	3.3mg	23%
Fats	15.11g	28g	20%
Choline	101.8mg		19%
Zinc	4.85mg	2.85mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	3.16g	17%
Saturated fat	5.951g	9.57g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	12.36g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	1.2mg	13%
Folate	8µg	60µg	13%
Potassium	340mg	138mg	6%
Calcium	22mg	70mg	5%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.12mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.03mg	4%
Calories	250kcal	319kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.45mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	13mg	2%
Phosphorus	213mg	200mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.5g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	225kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.5g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.157mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	0.568mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	0.554mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.05mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	0.838mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.284mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.582mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	0.768mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.298mg	0%