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

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How are flank steak and neufchâtel cheese different?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, iron, and phosphorus; however, neufchâtel cheese is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for flank steak is 55% higher.
  • Flank steak contains 35 times more vitamin B3 than neufchâtel cheese. While flank steak contains 7.363mg of vitamin B3, neufchâtel cheese contains only 0.21mg.
  • Flank steak has less saturated fat.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than neufchâtel cheese (27).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cheese, neufchatel are the varieties 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 7.1% 35% 13% 4.9% 9% 22% 59% 44% 1.4% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123%
Contains more IronIron +1238.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +497.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +880%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +485%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%

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% 80% 8% 0% 5.5% 36% 3.9% 35% 9.5% 38% 4.3% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3406.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1312.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +443.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +55.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.575mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Neufchâtel cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0.3µg 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 3µg 48%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.21mg 45%
Saturated fat 3.395g 12.79g 43%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.041mg 41%
Protein 27.66g 9.15g 37%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.82mg 37%
Vitamin A 0µg 241µg 27%
Fats 8.23g 22.78g 22%
Iron 1.74mg 0.13mg 20%
Choline 105.4mg 19%
Sodium 56mg 334mg 12%
Calcium 20mg 117mg 10%
Phosphorus 210mg 138mg 10%
Copper 0.082mg 0.027mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 5.784g 6%
Potassium 339mg 152mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.022mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.97g 4%
Magnesium 23mg 10mg 3%
Calories 192kcal 253kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.155mg 2%
Cholesterol 79mg 74mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.575mg 1%
Folate 9µg 14µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.59g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.19g N/A
Starch 0.5g 0%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.4mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.359mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 1.013mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.875mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.294mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.448mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.609mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.27mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.117g 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
9% 23% 4% 63%
Protein: 9.15 g
Fats: 22.78 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 63.11 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.3%
Contains more FatsFats +176.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~63.11g
~equal in Other ~1.37g

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% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.784 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.2%

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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. Neufchâtel cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171246/nutrients

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

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