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Flank steak vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flank steak and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, and iron.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% more.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than flank steak.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.9%
Contains more IronIron +145.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +74.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +16233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +611.1%

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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6593.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +312.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1312.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +4482.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Brown sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0.12g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 1.2µg 51%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.11mg 45%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.03mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.041mg 41%
Carbs 0g 98.09g 33%
Phosphorus 210mg 4mg 29%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Choline 105.4mg 2.3mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0g 13%
Iron 1.74mg 0.71mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0mg 10%
Calories 192kcal 380kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.132mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 339mg 133mg 6%
Calcium 20mg 83mg 6%
Copper 0.082mg 0.047mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 9mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0g 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.064mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 56mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 0g 97.02g N/A
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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22950%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4688.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.45g

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.