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Flank steak vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flank steak and french toast?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, selenium, and phosphorus; however, french toast is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B1.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 55% more.
  • French toast contains 8 times less vitamin B6 than flank steak. Flank steak contains 0.579mg of vitamin B6, while french toast contains 0.074mg.
  • Flank steak has less cholesterol.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than french toast (67).

We used Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +631.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1988.9%
~equal in Iron ~1.67mg

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +352.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +682.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +425.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.549mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak French toast DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0.31µg 55%
Protein 27.66g 7.7g 40%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.074mg 39%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.67mg 38%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 1.628mg 36%
Choline 105.4mg 19%
Sodium 56mg 479mg 18%
Selenium 29.4µg 20.1µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 2.594g 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 124µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.321mg 14%
Phosphorus 210mg 117mg 13%
Cholesterol 79mg 116mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.204mg 11%
Folate 9µg 43µg 9%
Carbs 0g 25g 8%
Calcium 20mg 100mg 8%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.188mg 8%
Potassium 339mg 134mg 6%
Fats 8.23g 10.8g 4%
Saturated fat 3.395g 2.723g 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Copper 0.082mg 0.058mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 4.524g 3%
Calories 192kcal 229kcal 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Iron 1.74mg 1.67mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 25g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.549mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.389mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +259.2%
Contains more WaterWater +17.3%
Contains more FatsFats +31.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +705.6%

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.