Couscous vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between couscous and rib eye steak?

Rib eye steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and choline than couscous.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% higher.
Couscous is lower in saturated fat.
Couscous has a higher glycemic index (65) than rib eye steak (0).

We used Couscous, cooked and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types in this comparison.

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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.

Couscous

Rib eye steak

Contains less SodiumSodium

-90.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+348.3%
Contains more IronIron	+489.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2173.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+590.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0.08mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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.

Couscous

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+963%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+399.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+835.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1378.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.1µg	88%
Zinc	0.26mg	5.91mg	51%
Saturated fat	0.029g	9.684g	44%
Protein	3.79g	23.69g	40%
Fats	0.16g	21.81g	33%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.477mg	33%
Cholesterol	0mg	80mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	0.022g	10.519g	26%
Vitamin B3	0.983mg	4.908mg	25%
Iron	0.38mg	2.24mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.287mg	20%
Phosphorus	22mg	152mg	19%
Calories	112kcal	291kcal	9%
Choline	3.3mg	48.8mg	8%
Carbs	23.22g	0g	8%
Fiber	1.4g	0g	6%
Potassium	58mg	260mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.064g	1.027g	6%
Selenium	27.5µg	29.7µg	4%
Copper	0.041mg	0.08mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.371mg	0.536mg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	22mg	3%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Sodium	5mg	54mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.071mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	7IU	1%
Net carbs	21.82g	0g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	0.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.1mg	0%
Manganese	0.084mg	0.08mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.1mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.147mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	0.259mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	0.073mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.184mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.162mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.077mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A