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Flank steak vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and chocolate ice cream different?

  • Flank steak is higher than chocolate ice cream in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, choline, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Flank steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 56% more than chocolate ice cream.
  • Flank steak contains 33 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate ice cream. Flank steak contains 7.363mg of vitamin B3, while chocolate ice cream contains 0.226mg.
  • Chocolate ice cream is lower in cholesterol.
  • Chocolate ice cream has a higher glycemic index (62) than flank steak (0).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Ice creams, chocolate types were 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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.1%
Contains more IronIron +87.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +744.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1076%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1455.6%

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3158%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +952.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +462.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +368.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.554mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0.29µg 56%
Selenium 29.4µg 2.5µg 49%
Protein 27.66g 3.8g 48%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.226mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.055mg 40%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.58mg 39%
Saturated fat 3.395g 6.8g 15%
Phosphorus 210mg 107mg 15%
Cholesterol 79mg 34mg 15%
Choline 105.4mg 22.5mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Iron 1.74mg 0.93mg 10%
Carbs 0g 28.2g 9%
Calcium 20mg 109mg 9%
Copper 0.082mg 0.135mg 6%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.14mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.194mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Fats 8.23g 11g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.042mg 3%
Potassium 339mg 249mg 3%
Folate 9µg 16µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.41g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.3µg 1%
Calories 192kcal 216kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Sodium 56mg 76mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 27g N/A
Sugar 0g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.554mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 3.21g 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% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +627.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%
Contains more FatsFats +33.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~1.3g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~3.21g

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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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.