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Flank steak vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and icing different?

  • Flank steak is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and choline, while icing is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Flank steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 68% more than icing.
  • Icing is lower in cholesterol.
  • Icing has a higher glycemic index (51) than flank steak (0).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +897.1%
Contains more IronIron +987.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +6900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1066.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29300%

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%
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3246.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +890.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +4482.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +302.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +828.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.1µg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 7.951g 51%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0mg 45%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.22mg 45%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.07mg 44%
Phosphorus 210mg 18mg 27%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Carbs 0g 67.89g 23%
Iron 1.74mg 0.16mg 20%
Choline 105.4mg 2.3mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.302mg 13%
Fats 8.23g 16.23g 12%
Calories 192kcal 418kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.055mg 10%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 13µg 10%
Copper 0.082mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 339mg 34mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1.53mg 8%
Sodium 56mg 184mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.01mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 1mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 4.86g 4%
Saturated fat 3.395g 2.974g 2%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Net carbs 0g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 0g 63.1g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +325.8%
Contains more FatsFats +97.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.81g

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
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2369.3%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.