Flank steak vs. Corned beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between flank steak and corned beef

Flank steak is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, and potassium, yet corned beef is higher in copper and selenium.
Corned beef covers your daily sodium needs 40% more than flank steak.
Flank steak contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than corned beef. While flank steak contains 0.579mg of vitamin B6, corned beef contains only 0.23mg.
The amount of cholesterol in flank steak is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked.

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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.

Flank steak

Corned beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+133.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.6%

~equal in Iron ~1.86mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.58mg

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.

Flank steak

Corned beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+188.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+151.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+52.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+27.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.63µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	56mg	973mg	40%
Vitamin B3	7.363mg	3.03mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.579mg	0.23mg	27%
Protein	27.66g	18.17g	19%
Fats	8.23g	18.98g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	3.317g	9.22g	15%
Saturated fat	3.395g	6.34g	13%
Phosphorus	210mg	125mg	12%
Copper	0.082mg	0.154mg	8%
Choline	105.4mg	69.2mg	7%
Selenium	29.4µg	32.8µg	6%
Cholesterol	79mg	98mg	6%
Potassium	339mg	145mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.075mg	0.026mg	4%
Calories	192kcal	251kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.42mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.133mg	0.17mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	12mg	3%
Zinc	4.9mg	4.58mg	3%
Iron	1.74mg	1.86mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.322g	0.67g	2%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.022mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.16mg	1%
Calcium	20mg	8mg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Net carbs	0g	0.47g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.47g	0%
Vitamin B12	1.63µg	1.63µg	0%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	1.5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.182mg	0.119mg	0%
Threonine	1.105mg	0.726mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.259mg	0.827mg	0%
Leucine	2.201mg	1.445mg	0%
Lysine	2.338mg	1.536mg	0%
Methionine	0.72mg	0.473mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.093mg	0.718mg	0%
Valine	1.372mg	0.901mg	0%
Histidine	0.883mg	0.58mg	0%