Chuck steak vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chuck steak and beefsteak

Chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and monounsaturated fat; however, beefsteak has more vitamin B6 and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chuck steak is 69% higher.
Beefsteak has 2 times less zinc than chuck steak. Chuck steak has 8.68mg of zinc, while beefsteak has 4.85mg.
Beefsteak is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, 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.

Chuck steak

Beefsteak

Contains more IronIron	+50.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+79%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Potassium ~340mg

~equal in Copper ~0.073mg

~equal in Selenium ~28.8µg

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.

Chuck steak

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+119.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+28.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	1.38µg	69%
Zinc	8.68mg	4.85mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.585mg	16%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	6.978mg	14%
Saturated fat	8.66g	5.951g	12%
Iron	2.45mg	1.63mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	6.298g	8%
Fats	19.64g	15.11g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	0.527mg	5%
Choline	79mg	101.8mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.14mg	4%
Cholesterol	87mg	79mg	3%
Phosphorus	193mg	213mg	3%
Protein	24.98g	26.72g	3%
Selenium	27.5µg	28.8µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.45mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.56g	2%
Folate	6µg	8µg	1%
Calories	277kcal	250kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.078mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Sodium	71mg	57mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D	5IU		1%
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Potassium	325mg	340mg	0%
Copper	0.077mg	0.073mg	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	0.842mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.041g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.619g		N/A