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Flank steak vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flank steak and chili pepper?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline; however, chili pepper is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 160% more.
  • Chili pepper has less cholesterol.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than chili pepper (45).

We used Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw types 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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more IronIron +68.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1784.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +388.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5780%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1977.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Potassium ~322mg

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +491.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +867%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.072mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 143.7mg 160%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.5µg 53%
Protein 27.66g 1.87g 52%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.26mg 42%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 1.244mg 38%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Phosphorus 210mg 43mg 24%
Choline 105.4mg 10.9mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.042g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0.44g 12%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 14µg 11%
Iron 1.74mg 1.03mg 9%
Calories 192kcal 40kcal 8%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.187mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.024g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.201mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.506mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Copper 0.082mg 0.129mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.086mg 4%
Folate 9µg 23µg 4%
Carbs 0g 8.81g 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.69mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.239g 1%
Potassium 339mg 322mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 14mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.31g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 0g 5.3g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.072mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.041mg 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% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1379.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1770.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +37.2%
~equal in Other ~0.86g

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
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13720.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.