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Flank steak vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flank steak and eggplant?

  • The amount of vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, and choline in flank steak is higher than in eggplant.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% more.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than eggplant (30).

We used Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Eggplant, raw 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48%
Contains more IronIron +656.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2962.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2477.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.081mg

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +259.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1034.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +589.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1427.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.3µg 53%
Protein 27.66g 0.98g 53%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.16mg 43%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.649mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.084mg 38%
Phosphorus 210mg 24mg 27%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Iron 1.74mg 0.23mg 19%
Choline 105.4mg 6.9mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.034g 15%
Fiber 0g 3g 12%
Fats 8.23g 0.18g 12%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.232mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.016g 8%
Calories 192kcal 25kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.037mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.281mg 5%
Folate 9µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.039mg 3%
Potassium 339mg 229mg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 3.5µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.076g 2%
Carbs 0g 5.88g 2%
Magnesium 23mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 2mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.53g N/A
Copper 0.082mg 0.081mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2722.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4472.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43.8%
~equal in Other ~0.66g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20631.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +323.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.