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Crackers vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crackers and steak?

  • Crackers are richer in vitamin K, vitamin B1, folate, and iron, while steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 92% higher.
  • Steak has 43 times less vitamin K than crackers. Crackers have 69.3µg of vitamin K, while steak has 1.6µg.
  • Steak is lower in sodium.
  • Crackers have a higher glycemic index (63) than steak (0).

We used Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +67.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +136.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1193.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +374.6%

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% 0% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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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 0% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +462.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4231.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +693.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.2µg 92%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 0.896g 82%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 1.6µg 56%
Zinc 0.49mg 6.34mg 53%
Selenium 6.7µg 31.8µg 46%
Protein 6.64g 24.85g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.5mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.074mg 29%
Sodium 726mg 58mg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 78mg 26%
Folate 92µg 6µg 22%
Manganese 0.491mg 21%
Carbs 61.3g 0g 20%
Iron 4.03mg 2.4mg 20%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 20%
Saturated fat 5.562g 8.443g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.301mg 12%
Calories 510kcal 271kcal 12%
Phosphorus 248mg 163mg 12%
Calcium 120mg 12mg 11%
Fats 26.43g 19.02g 11%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 9.171g 7%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 5.149mg 5%
Potassium 118mg 279mg 5%
Copper 0.104mg 0.085mg 2%
Choline 9.6mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 6IU 1%
Net carbs 59g 0g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 0g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.931mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +39%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +361.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +274.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1670.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 g
Steak
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1366.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/nutrients
  2. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/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.