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Flank steak vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flank steak and baking powder?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 586% more.
  • Baking powder has less cholesterol.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than baking powder (92).

We used Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1595%
Contains more CopperCopper +720%
Contains more ZincZinc +48900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29280%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +943.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 20mg 5876mg 586%
Sodium 56mg 10600mg 458%
Phosphorus 210mg 2191mg 283%
Iron 1.74mg 11.02mg 116%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.2µg 53%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0mg 45%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.01mg 44%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Choline 105.4mg 0mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 339mg 20mg 9%
Carbs 0g 27.7g 9%
Copper 0.082mg 0.01mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0g 8%
Calories 192kcal 53kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 27.5g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1183.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~67.3g

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.