Chicken fingers vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken fingers and rib eye steak different?

Chicken fingers are richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 81% more than chicken fingers.
Chicken fingers contain 32 times more vitamin E than rib eye steak. Chicken fingers contain 3.17mg of vitamin E, while rib eye steak contains 0.1mg.
Rib eye steak is lower in sodium.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index (46) than rib eye steak (0).

Fast foods, chicken tenders and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types were used 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.

Chicken fingers

Rib eye steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185%

Contains more IronIron	+206.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+732.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+69.7%

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.

Chicken fingers

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3070%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+132.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+216.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1212.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+11.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	2.1µg	81%
Zinc	0.71mg	5.91mg	47%
Saturated fat	2.493g	9.684g	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	1.027g	32%
Sodium	769mg	54mg	31%
Selenium	17.5µg	29.7µg	22%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	4.908mg	21%
Vitamin E	3.17mg	0.1mg	20%
Iron	0.73mg	2.24mg	19%
Phosphorus	282mg	152mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	0.536mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	10.519g	14%
Fats	13.95g	21.81g	12%
Cholesterol	48mg	80mg	11%
Protein	19.22g	23.69g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.287mg	8%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.08mg	6%
Carbs	17.25g	0g	6%
Vitamin K	8µg	1.6µg	5%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.477mg	4%
Potassium	373mg	260mg	3%
Folate	19µg	6µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.071mg	3%
Choline	43.7mg	48.8mg	1%
Calories	271kcal	291kcal	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	8µg	1%
Copper	0.069mg	0.08mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	11mg	1%
Magnesium	28mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	16.05g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	7IU	7IU	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.052g	1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g	0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g	0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g	0.7g	N/A