Beefsteak vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beefsteak and roast beef?

Beefsteak is higher in selenium, zinc, choline, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, yet roast beef is higher in vitamin B12 and potassium.
Roast beef's daily need coverage for sodium is 35% more.
Beefsteak has 5 times more saturated fat than roast beef. While beefsteak has 5.951g of saturated fat, roast beef has only 1.318g.

We used Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced types 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

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.3%
Contains more IronIron	+25.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.7%

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%
Contains more CholineCholine	+131.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+47.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.49mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.566mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	57mg	853mg	35%
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	2.04µg	28%
Selenium	28.8µg	14.7µg	26%
Saturated fat	5.951g	1.318g	21%
Fats	15.11g	3.69g	18%
Protein	26.72g	18.62g	16%
Zinc	4.85mg	3.2mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	1.521g	12%
Choline	101.8mg	43.9mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.46mg	10%
Cholesterol	79mg	51mg	9%
Potassium	340mg	647mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	5.581mg	9%
Calories	250kcal	115kcal	7%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.213mg	6%
Iron	1.63mg	2.05mg	5%
Phosphorus	213mg	242mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.043mg	3%
Calcium	22mg	5mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	0.27g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	0.566mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.086mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.49mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg		0%
Threonine	1.054mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg		0%
Leucine	2.099mg		0%
Lysine	2.23mg		0%
Methionine	0.687mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg		0%
Valine	1.309mg		0%
Histidine	0.842mg		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