Brisket vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brisket and rib eye steak

Brisket has more choline and zinc; however, rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 15% more than brisket.
Brisket has 2 times more choline than rib eye steak. While brisket has 109.8mg of choline, rib eye steak has only 48.8mg.
Rib eye steak has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" 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.

Brisket

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+700%

~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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.

Brisket

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+410%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+125%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.536mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.477mg	15%
Saturated fat	7.305g	9.684g	11%
Choline	109.8mg	48.8mg	11%
Protein	28.82g	23.69g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.287mg	9%
Cholesterol	106mg	80mg	9%
Zinc	6.69mg	5.91mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	10.519g	6%
Selenium	27.1µg	29.7µg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	4.908mg	5%
Fats	18.42g	21.81g	5%
Phosphorus	175mg	152mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.1mg	3%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.08mg	3%
Iron	2.43mg	2.24mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	1.027g	2%
Copper	0.1mg	0.08mg	2%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg	0.536mg	1%
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	2.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.071mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Potassium	232mg	260mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	11mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Calories	289kcal	291kcal	0%
Sodium	48mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.181mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.101mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	2.192mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.717mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.367mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.879mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A