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Biscuit vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between biscuits and steak

  • Biscuits have more vitamin B1 and calcium; however, steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 88% more than biscuits.
  • Biscuits have 20 times more calcium than steak. While biscuits have 235mg of calcium, steak has only 12mg.
  • Steak has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of biscuits is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Steak
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1858.3%
Contains more IronIron +20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1074.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.085mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~163mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +381.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +916.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2650%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.301mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 2.2µg 88%
Zinc 0.54mg 6.34mg 53%
Protein 7g 24.85g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.5mg 36%
Cholesterol 3mg 78mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.074mg 24%
Sodium 580mg 58mg 23%
Calcium 235mg 12mg 22%
Selenium 19.5µg 31.8µg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.896g 22%
Saturated fat 4.324g 8.443g 19%
Manganese 0.378mg 16%
Carbs 44.6g 0g 15%
Folate 61µg 6µg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 5.149mg 14%
Iron 2.9mg 2.4mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 9.171g 6%
Potassium 121mg 279mg 5%
Calories 353kcal 271kcal 4%
Fats 16.3g 19.02g 4%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.301mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 0g N/A
Copper 0.082mg 0.085mg 0%
Phosphorus 164mg 163mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Steak
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +492.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +255%
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more WaterWater +92.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Steak
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +364.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients
  2. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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