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Flank steak vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between flank steak and oatmeal

  • Flank steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline, while oatmeal has more iron and manganese.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% higher.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of flank steak is 0, while the glycemic index of oatmeal is 79.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

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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% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +455.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +690.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +242.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6100%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +99.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +2142.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Oatmeal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Iron 1.74mg 5.96mg 53%
Protein 27.66g 2.37g 51%
Selenium 29.4µg 5µg 44%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.62mg 39%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 3.025mg 27%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.558mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.29mg 22%
Phosphorus 210mg 77mg 19%
Choline 105.4mg 4.7mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.26mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.226g 14%
Vitamin A 0µg 130µg 14%
Fats 8.23g 1.36g 11%
Folate 9µg 44µg 9%
Potassium 339mg 61mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.391g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.215mg 6%
Calories 192kcal 68kcal 6%
Calcium 20mg 80mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.317mg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Carbs 0g 11.67g 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.07mg 2%
Copper 0.082mg 0.066mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 26mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.426g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 9.97g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.46g N/A
Sodium 56mg 49mg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g N/A
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.057mg 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
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1067.1%
Contains more FatsFats +505.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%
~equal in Other ~0.57g

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
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +748.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.3%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients

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

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