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Flank steak vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and muenster cheese different?

  • Flank steak is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and iron, while muenster cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Muenster cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than flank steak.
  • Flank steak contains 71 times more vitamin B3 than muenster cheese. Flank steak contains 7.363mg of vitamin B3, while muenster cheese contains 0.103mg.
  • Flank steak is lower in saturated fat.
  • Muenster cheese has a higher glycemic index (27) than flank steak (0).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cheese, muenster 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153%
Contains more IronIron +324.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3485%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.9%

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% 99% 5.2% 9% 3.3% 74% 1.9% 11% 13% 184% 6.3% 9% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7048.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +186.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +933.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +584.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +78.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.47µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Muenster cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.395g 19.113g 71%
Calcium 20mg 717mg 70%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.103mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.056mg 40%
Phosphorus 210mg 468mg 37%
Fats 8.23g 30.04g 34%
Vitamin A 0µg 298µg 33%
Selenium 29.4µg 14.5µg 27%
Sodium 56mg 628mg 25%
Zinc 4.9mg 2.81mg 19%
Iron 1.74mg 0.41mg 17%
Choline 105.4mg 15.4mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.32mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 8.711g 13%
Protein 27.66g 23.41g 9%
Calories 192kcal 368kcal 9%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 1.47µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.19mg 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.031mg 6%
Potassium 339mg 134mg 6%
Cholesterol 79mg 96mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.013mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.661g 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.26mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2.5µg 1%
Folate 9µg 12µg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.12g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.008mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.327mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.888mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 2.26mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 2.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 1.24mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 1.482mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.829mg 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
23% 30% 42% 4%
Protein: 23.41 g
Fats: 30.04 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 41.77 g
Other: 3.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more WaterWater +53.6%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~3.66g

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
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.661 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +162.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.3%

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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. Muenster cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171245/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.