Chuck steak vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chuck steak and pork shoulder

Chuck steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B3, while pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin D, and vitamin B2.
Chuck steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 95% more than pork shoulder.
Chuck steak has 3 times more zinc than pork shoulder. Chuck steak has 8.68mg of zinc, while pork shoulder has 2.7mg.
Pork shoulder is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean,, and fat, 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.

Chuck steak

Pork shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+221.5%

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~302mg

~equal in Copper ~0.084mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.011mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.5µg

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

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+309.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1062.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.719mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.348mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	0.74µg	95%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.767mg	58%
Zinc	8.68mg	2.7mg	54%
Iron	2.45mg	1.05mg	18%
Protein	24.98g	17.18g	16%
Saturated fat	8.66g	6.24g	11%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	1.7µg	8%
Vitamin D	5IU	70IU	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	1.92g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.275mg	6%
Cholesterol	87mg	71mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	3.833mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	8.01g	4%
Selenium	27.5µg	25.5µg	4%
Choline	79mg	60.6mg	3%
Fats	19.64g	17.99g	3%
Calories	277kcal	236kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.348mg	2%
Phosphorus	193mg	182mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	2µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	0.719mg	1%
Copper	0.077mg	0.084mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	325mg	302mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	71mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.011mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	0.656mg	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