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Flank steak vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flank steak and chinese broccoli?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, chinese broccoli is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Chinese broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 70% more.
  • Chinese broccoli has less cholesterol.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than chinese broccoli (32).

We used Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Broccoli, chinese, cooked 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.9%
Contains more IronIron +210.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1156.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +412.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2161.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2833.3%

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1584.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +242.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +727.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +316.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5957.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.146mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.4µg 84.8µg 70%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 1.14g 53%
Selenium 29.4µg 1.3µg 51%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.437mg 43%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.39mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.07mg 39%
Vitamin C 0mg 28.2mg 31%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Phosphorus 210mg 41mg 24%
Folate 9µg 99µg 23%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.11g 15%
Choline 105.4mg 25.3mg 15%
Iron 1.74mg 0.56mg 15%
Fats 8.23g 0.72g 12%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.264mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.5g 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 82µg 9%
Calories 192kcal 22kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.159mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.05g 8%
Calcium 20mg 100mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.095mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 7mg 2%
Copper 0.082mg 0.061mg 2%
Potassium 339mg 261mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.146mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.48mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.81g 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.84g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.33g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2326.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1043.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +45.8%
~equal in Other ~0.79g

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
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6534%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.33g

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.