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Flank steak vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flank steak and fondant icing?

  • The amount of vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and choline in flank steak is higher than in fondant icing.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% more.
  • Fondant icing has less cholesterol.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than fondant icing (43).

We used Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe 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 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8375%
Contains more IronIron +17300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2633.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +12150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +731.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.6µg 52%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0mg 45%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.04mg 44%
Carbs 0g 93.18g 31%
Phosphorus 210mg 0mg 30%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Iron 1.74mg 0.01mg 22%
Choline 105.4mg 0mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0.02g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 339mg 4mg 10%
Calories 192kcal 373kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.016mg 9%
Copper 0.082mg 0.003mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.005mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0g 2%
Sodium 56mg 11mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0mg 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
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +41050%
Contains more WaterWater +852.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.06g

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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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.