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Flank steak vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between flank steak and apples

  • Apples contain less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, and choline than flank steak.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in apples is lower.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of flank steak is 0, while the glycemic index of apples is 36.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 16% 6% 30% 65% 27% 134% 90% 7.3% 1.2% 160%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +216.8%
Contains more IronIron +1350%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +12150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1809.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.9%

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.
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% 7.6% 0% 19% 31% 138% 33% 134% 204% 3.5% 6.8% 57%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +341.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +411.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7991.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +793.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1312.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +3000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0.26g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 0µg 53%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.091mg 45%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.04mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.041mg 41%
Phosphorus 210mg 11mg 28%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Iron 1.74mg 0.12mg 20%
Choline 105.4mg 3.4mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.028g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0.17g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.061mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.026mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.007g 8%
Calories 192kcal 52kcal 7%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Potassium 339mg 107mg 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.027mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.017mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.6mg 5%
Carbs 0g 13.81g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5mg 4%
Sodium 56mg 1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.051g 2%
Folate 9µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.18mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.035mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2.2µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 0g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 8% 64%
Protein: 27.66 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.17 g
Other: 0 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10538.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4741.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +33.3%
~equal in Other ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 47% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47285.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +531.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Flank steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168733/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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