Chuck steak vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chuck steak and porterhouse steak different?

Chuck steak is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, and monounsaturated fat; however, porterhouse steak is richer in iron and copper.
Daily need coverage for zinc for chuck steak is 37% higher.
Chuck steak contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than porterhouse steak. While chuck steak contains 0.752mg of vitamin B5, porterhouse steak contains only 0.314mg.
Porterhouse steak has less cholesterol.

Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled are the varieties 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.

Chuck steak

Porterhouse steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.3%

Contains more IronIron	+20%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~299mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+15.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.365mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	8.68mg	4.56mg	37%
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	2.18µg	35%
Selenium	27.5µg	19.6µg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	0.314mg	9%
Cholesterol	87mg	67mg	7%
Iron	2.45mg	2.94mg	6%
Copper	0.077mg	0.13mg	6%
Saturated fat	8.66g	7.271g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.099mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.228mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	4.21mg	3%
Choline	79mg	91.3mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	8.65g	2%
Protein	24.98g	23.96g	2%
Potassium	325mg	299mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	7mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.69g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.18mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin D	5IU		1%
Fats	19.64g	19.27g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.365mg	1%
Calories	277kcal	276kcal	0%
Magnesium	22mg	22mg	0%
Phosphorus	193mg	193mg	0%
Sodium	71mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.015mg	0%
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.259mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	1.228mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	2.105mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	2.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	1.033mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	1.288mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	0.775mg	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