Elk meat vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between elk meat and chuck steak

Elk meat has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, chuck steak is richer in zinc and selenium.
Chuck steak's daily need coverage for zinc is 41% more.
Elk meat contains 5 times more copper than chuck steak. Elk meat contains 0.349mg of copper, while chuck steak contains 0.077mg.
Elk meat contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean, only, cooked, broiled and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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.

Elk meat

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.6%
Contains more IronIron	+66.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+353.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more ZincZinc	+110.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+161.9%

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.

Elk meat

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.03µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	4.12mg	8.68mg	41%
Saturated fat	1.342g	8.66g	33%
Selenium	10.5µg	27.5µg	31%
Copper	0.349mg	0.077mg	30%
Fats	3.41g	19.64g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	9.457g	21%
Iron	4.07mg	2.45mg	20%
Choline		79mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.191mg	14%
Phosphorus	285mg	193mg	13%
Protein	30.76g	24.98g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.373mg	9%
Vitamin B5	1.212mg	0.752mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.143mg	4.663mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.144mg	0.066mg	7%
Calories	162kcal	277kcal	6%
Cholesterol	72mg	87mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.161g	0.81g	4%
Vitamin B12	2.96µg	3.03µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.1mg	3%
Potassium	392mg	325mg	2%
Magnesium	29mg	22mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Sodium	50mg	71mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.275mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.236mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.291mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.513mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.755mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.126mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.428mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.948mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.619g	N/A