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Chuck steak vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chuck steak and cod

  • Chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, cod is higher in vitamin B5 and selenium.
  • Cod covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 3045% more than chuck steak.
  • Cod contains 66 times less saturated fat than chuck steak. Chuck steak contains 8.66g of saturated fat, while cod contains 0.131g.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more IronIron +544.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +1828.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.4%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
Cod
Cod
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +233%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +540%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20245.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chuck steak Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.752mg 153mg 3045%
Vitamin B12 3.03µg 0.91µg 88%
Zinc 8.68mg 0.45mg 75%
Saturated fat 8.66g 0.131g 39%
Fats 19.64g 0.67g 29%
Iron 2.45mg 0.38mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.457g 0.094g 23%
Vitamin B3 4.663mg 2.063mg 16%
Cholesterol 87mg 43mg 15%
Protein 24.98g 17.81g 14%
Calories 277kcal 82kcal 10%
Selenium 27.5µg 33.1µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.191mg 0.065mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.373mg 0.245mg 10%
Copper 0.077mg 0.028mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.9µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.231g 4%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.64mg 4%
Vitamin D 5IU 36IU 4%
Choline 79mg 65.2mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 413mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Phosphorus 193mg 203mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.076mg 1%
Sodium 71mg 54mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 16mg 0%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.015mg 0%
Folate 6µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 1.287g N/A
Tryptophan 0.281mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.062mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 2.009mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 2.184mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.709mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 1.129mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.809mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2831.3%
Contains more WaterWater +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Cod
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9960.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.