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Flank steak vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between flank steak and fireweed

  • Flank steak has more vitamin B12 and selenium; however, fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, fiber, calcium, magnesium, copper, and folate.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 291% more than flank steak.
  • Fireweed has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Fireweed, leaves, raw.

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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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3166.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +578.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2045%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.7%
Contains more IronIron +37.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74388.9%

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% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1144.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.632mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 6.704mg 291%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.9µg 52%
Protein 27.66g 4.71g 46%
Fiber 0g 10.6g 42%
Calcium 20mg 429mg 41%
Magnesium 23mg 156mg 32%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Folate 9µg 112µg 26%
Copper 0.082mg 0.32mg 26%
Zinc 4.9mg 2.66mg 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Choline 105.4mg 19%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 4.674mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 1.356mg 16%
Phosphorus 210mg 108mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.395g 15%
Iron 1.74mg 2.4mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 8%
Fats 8.23g 2.75g 8%
Carbs 0g 19.22g 6%
Potassium 339mg 494mg 5%
Calories 192kcal 103kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.033mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.632mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Sodium 56mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.62g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.137mg 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +487.3%
Contains more FatsFats +199.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%
~equal in Other ~2.54g

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.