Beefsteak vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between beefsteak and veal?
- Beefsteak is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and iron, yet veal is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
- Beefsteak's daily need coverage for selenium is 27% more.
- Beefsteak has 2 times more saturated fat than veal. While beefsteak has 5.951g of saturated fat, veal has only 3.04g.
We used Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +29.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +64.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +25.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -31.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +110.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +41.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +288.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +11.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +50% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +33.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +92.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +15.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +120.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +37.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 28.8µg | 13.7µg | 27% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.585mg | 0.39mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.527mg | 1.16mg | 13% |
| Saturated fat | 5.951g | 3.04g | 13% |
| Fats | 15.11g | 7.56g | 12% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.14mg | 0.27mg | 10% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.298g | 2.84g | 9% |
| Zinc | 4.85mg | 3.87mg | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 79mg | 103mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1.63mg | 0.99mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 6.978mg | 8.03mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.38µg | 1.27µg | 5% |
| Protein | 26.72g | 24.38g | 5% |
| Calories | 250kcal | 172kcal | 4% |
| Copper | 0.073mg | 0.103mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.45mg | 0.15mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.009mg | 0.035mg | 1% |
| Choline | 101.8mg | 95mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 57mg | 83mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 213mg | 217mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.078mg | 0.07mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 17mg | 1% |
| Folate | 8µg | 11µg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 24mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 340mg | 337mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1.2µg | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.56g | 0.55g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.173mg | 0.247mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.054mg | 1.065mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.201mg | 1.201mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.099mg | 1.94mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.23mg | 2.009mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.687mg | 0.569mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.042mg | 0.984mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.309mg | 1.347mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.842mg | 0.885mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +99.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +15.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +519% |
~equal in
Protein
~24.38g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +121.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -48.9% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.55g
