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

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What are the main differences between cheeseburgers and rib eye steak?

Cheeseburgers are richer in vitamin B1, folate, and calcium, while rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 56% higher.
Rib eye steak has 12 times less folate than cheeseburgers. Cheeseburgers have 70µg of folate, while rib eye steak has 6µg.
Rib eye steak is lower in sodium.
Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than rib eye steak (0).

We used Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types in this comparison.

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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.

Cheeseburger

Rib eye steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+981.8%
Contains more IronIron	+21%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+295%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

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.

Cheeseburger

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+525%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+420%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+312.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+162.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1066.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+176.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+68.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.908mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.536mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	2.1µg	56%
Zinc	2.49mg	5.91mg	31%
Sodium	515mg	54mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.071mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.477mg	19%
Selenium	19.6µg	29.7µg	18%
Folate	70µg	6µg	16%
Saturated fat	6.473g	9.684g	15%
Protein	16.51g	23.69g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	10.519g	13%
Cholesterol	43mg	80mg	12%
Calcium	119mg	11mg	11%
Fats	14.72g	21.81g	11%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.08mg	10%
Carbs	28.03g	0g	9%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Iron	2.71mg	2.24mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.287mg	6%
Vitamin A	50µg	8µg	5%
Choline	28.9mg	48.8mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	1.027g	4%
Copper	0.111mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.1mg	3%
Potassium	196mg	260mg	2%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	4.908mg	2%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	1.6µg	2%
Calories	308kcal	291kcal	1%
Phosphorus	161mg	152mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	7IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	0g	N/A
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.536mg	0%
Trans fat	0.57g	1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g	0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g	0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g	0.7g	N/A