Chuck steak vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chuck steak and veal

Chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron, while veal has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 73% more than veal.
Chuck steak contains 3 times more saturated fat than veal. While chuck steak contains 8.66g of saturated fat, veal contains only 3.04g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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

Veal

Contains more IronIron	+147.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+124.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100.7%

Contains more CopperCopper	+33.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+191.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~337mg

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

Veal

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+138.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	1.27µg	73%
Zinc	8.68mg	3.87mg	44%
Saturated fat	8.66g	3.04g	26%
Selenium	27.5µg	13.7µg	25%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	8.03mg	21%
Fats	19.64g	7.56g	19%
Iron	2.45mg	0.99mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	2.84g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	1.16mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.27mg	6%
Calories	277kcal	172kcal	5%
Cholesterol	87mg	103mg	5%
Phosphorus	193mg	217mg	3%
Choline	79mg	95mg	3%
Copper	0.077mg	0.103mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.55g	2%
Folate	6µg	11µg	1%
Protein	24.98g	24.38g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.39mg	1%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.035mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Sodium	71mg	83mg	1%
Vitamin D	5IU	0IU	1%
Magnesium	22mg	24mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	325mg	337mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.15mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.07mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.2µg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	0.885mg	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