Chicken meat vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between chicken meat and flank steak?
- Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B3; however, flank steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, choline, and iron.
- Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 55% more.
- Flank steak contains 2 times less vitamin B5 than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 1.03mg of vitamin B5, while flank steak contains 0.545mg.
We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled types 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.
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +122.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +33.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +52% |
Contains more IronIron | +38.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +24.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +152.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +15.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -31.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +23% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +26.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +15.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +89% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +71.4% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +40.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +19% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +44.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +443.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +59.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 1.63µg | 55% |
Zinc | 1.94mg | 4.9mg | 27% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.97g | 0.322g | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 0.579mg | 14% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.03mg | 0.545mg | 10% |
Selenium | 23.9µg | 29.4µg | 10% |
Fats | 13.6g | 8.23g | 8% |
Choline | 65.9mg | 105.4mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 8.487mg | 7.363mg | 7% |
Iron | 1.26mg | 1.74mg | 6% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.34g | 3.317g | 5% |
Vitamin A | 48µg | 0µg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 182mg | 210mg | 4% |
Potassium | 223mg | 339mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.168mg | 0.133mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 88mg | 79mg | 3% |
Saturated fat | 3.79g | 3.395g | 2% |
Calories | 239kcal | 192kcal | 2% |
Copper | 0.066mg | 0.082mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.063mg | 0.075mg | 1% |
Protein | 27.3g | 27.66g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 0.38mg | 1% |
Sodium | 82mg | 56mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 1.4µg | 1% |
Folate | 5µg | 9µg | 1% |
Calcium | 15mg | 20mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
Magnesium | 23mg | 23mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.305mg | 0.182mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.128mg | 1.105mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.362mg | 1.259mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.986mg | 2.201mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.223mg | 2.338mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.726mg | 0.72mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.061mg | 1.093mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.325mg | 1.372mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.802mg | 0.883mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.01g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.04g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.02g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
27.3 g
Fats:
13.6 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.45 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
27.66 g
Fats:
8.23 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
64.17 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more FatsFats | +65.2% |
~equal in
Protein
~27.66g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~64.17g
~equal in
Other
~-0.06g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.97 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.322 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +61% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +822.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -10.4% |