Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Flank steak
  5. Compare
  6. Flank steak vs. Margarine

Flank steak vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between flank steak and margarine

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, yet margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
  • Margarine covers your daily vitamin K needs 76% more than flank steak.
  • The amount of saturated fat in flank steak is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.

Infographic

Flank steak vs Margarine infographic
Infographic link

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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1783.3%
Contains more IronIron +2800%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +259.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31913%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1530%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +750%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2268.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6542.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 24.302g 160%
Fats 8.23g 80.71g 112%
Vitamin A 0µg 819µg 91%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 38.877g 89%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 93µg 76%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0.1µg 64%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 9mg 57%
Protein 27.66g 0.16g 55%
Saturated fat 3.395g 15.189g 54%
Selenium 29.4µg 0µg 53%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.023mg 46%
Zinc 4.9mg 0mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.009mg 44%
Phosphorus 210mg 5mg 29%
Calories 192kcal 717kcal 26%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Iron 1.74mg 0.06mg 21%
Choline 105.4mg 12.4mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 11%
Copper 0.082mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 339mg 18mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.037mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.01mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Sodium 56mg 2mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.7g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.7g 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g 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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17187.5%
Contains more WaterWater +288.4%
Contains more FatsFats +880.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~1.91g

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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1072.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7447.2%

People also compare

Flank steak
Flank steak vs Beef tenderloin
Beef tenderloin
Flank steak
Flank steak vs Brisket raw
Brisket raw
Flank steak
Flank steak vs Pastrami
Pastrami
Margarine
Margarine vs Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise
Margarine
Margarine vs Butter
Butter
Margarine
Margarine vs Milk
Milk

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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.