Blue cheese vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between blue cheese and rib eye steak

Blue cheese has more calcium and phosphorus, while rib eye steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B6.
Blue cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 52% higher.
Rib eye steak contains 21 times less sodium than blue cheese. Blue cheese contains 1146mg of sodium, while rib eye steak contains 54mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, blue 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.

Blue cheese

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.6%

Contains more IronIron	+622.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+788.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~260mg

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.

Blue cheese

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2375%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+222.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+383.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+187.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+216.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	528mg	11mg	52%
Sodium	1146mg	54mg	47%
Saturated fat	18.669g	9.684g	41%
Vitamin B12	1.22µg	2.1µg	37%
Phosphorus	387mg	152mg	34%
Zinc	2.66mg	5.91mg	30%
Selenium	14.5µg	29.7µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.477mg	24%
Vitamin B3	1.016mg	4.908mg	24%
Vitamin B5	1.729mg	0.536mg	24%
Iron	0.31mg	2.24mg	24%
Vitamin A	198µg	8µg	21%
Fats	28.74g	21.81g	11%
Folate	36µg	6µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	7.778g	10.519g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.287mg	7%
Choline	15.4mg	48.8mg	6%
Protein	21.4g	23.69g	5%
Copper	0.04mg	0.08mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.071mg	4%
Calories	353kcal	291kcal	3%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.2µg	2%
Vitamin D	21IU	7IU	2%
Cholesterol	75mg	80mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.8g	1.027g	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Carbs	2.34g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.34g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	256mg	260mg	0%
Sugar	0.5g	0g	N/A
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.785mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.124mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.852mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.087mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.556mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.758mg	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