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Flank steak vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and brunost different?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B3, zinc, and selenium; however, brunost is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B5, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for brunost is 96% higher.
  • Flank steak contains 9 times more vitamin B3 than brunost. While flank steak contains 7.363mg of vitamin B3, brunost contains only 0.813mg.
  • Flank steak has less saturated fat.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than brunost (27).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cheese, gjetost are the varieties used 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 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +234.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +329.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +204.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +315.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +344.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +805.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +939.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +514.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +48.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 1.382mg 96%
Saturated fat 3.395g 19.16g 72%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 3.351mg 56%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.813mg 41%
Calcium 20mg 400mg 38%
Vitamin A 0µg 334µg 37%
Protein 27.66g 9.65g 36%
Zinc 4.9mg 1.14mg 34%
Phosphorus 210mg 444mg 33%
Fats 8.23g 29.51g 33%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 2.42µg 33%
Potassium 339mg 1409mg 31%
Selenium 29.4µg 14.5µg 27%
Sodium 56mg 600mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.271mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.315mg 20%
Choline 105.4mg 19%
Iron 1.74mg 0.52mg 15%
Calories 192kcal 466kcal 14%
Carbs 0g 42.65g 14%
Magnesium 23mg 70mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 7.879g 11%
Cholesterol 79mg 94mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.938g 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.04mg 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 42.65g N/A
Copper 0.082mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.293mg 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
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.6%
Contains more WaterWater +377.5%
Contains more FatsFats +258.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~4.75g

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
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +137.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +191.3%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/nutrients

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

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