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Flank steak vs. Limburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flank steak and Limburger

  • Flank steak has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B12; however, Limburger has more calcium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Limburger's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 67% more.
  • Flank steak has 47 times more vitamin B3 than Limburger. Flank steak has 7.363mg of vitamin B3, while Limburger has 0.158mg.
  • Flank steak is lower in saturated fat.
  • Limburger has a higher glycemic index than flank steak.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cheese, limburger.

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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 15% 149% 11% 4.9% 7% 57% 168% 104% 5% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.8%
Contains more IronIron +1238.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2385%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

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% 113% 4.6% 7.5% 20% 116% 3% 71% 20% 130% 5.8% 44% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4560.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +573.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +56.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +584.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +278.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +544.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Limburger DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.395g 16.746g 61%
Calcium 20mg 497mg 48%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.158mg 45%
Vitamin A 0µg 340µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.086mg 38%
Sodium 56mg 800mg 32%
Fats 8.23g 27.25g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.503mg 28%
Selenium 29.4µg 14.5µg 27%
Phosphorus 210mg 393mg 26%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 1.04µg 25%
Zinc 4.9mg 2.1mg 25%
Iron 1.74mg 0.13mg 20%
Choline 105.4mg 15.4mg 16%
Protein 27.66g 20.05g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 1.177mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 8.606g 13%
Folate 9µg 58µg 12%
Copper 0.082mg 0.021mg 7%
Calories 192kcal 327kcal 7%
Potassium 339mg 128mg 6%
Cholesterol 79mg 90mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.23mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.038mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.495g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2.3µg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.49g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.49g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.289mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.739mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 1.219mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 2.093mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 1.675mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.619mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 1.116mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 1.439mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.578mg 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
20% 27% 48% 4%
Protein: 20.05 g
Fats: 27.25 g
Carbs: 0.49 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38%
Contains more WaterWater +32.5%
Contains more FatsFats +231.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~3.79g

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
65% 33% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.746 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.495 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +159.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.7%

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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. Limburger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171243/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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