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Flank steak vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and pickled cucumber different?

  • Flank steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline; however, pickled cucumber is richer in vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for flank steak is 68% higher.
  • Pickled cucumber has less cholesterol.
  • Flank steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than pickled cucumber (32).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Pickles, cucumber, sour 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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1373.9%
Contains more IronIron +335%
Contains more ZincZinc +24400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1334.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +2827.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3257.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0.33g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 0µg 53%
Sodium 56mg 1208mg 50%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.009mg 44%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.02mg 44%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 47µg 38%
Phosphorus 210mg 14mg 28%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Choline 105.4mg 3.6mg 19%
Iron 1.74mg 0.4mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.052g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0.2g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.038mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.01mg 9%
Calories 192kcal 11kcal 9%
Potassium 339mg 23mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.003g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 4mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.081g 2%
Calcium 20mg 0mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.26g 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.06g N/A
Copper 0.082mg 0.085mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0.005mg 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% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8281.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4015%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +46.6%
~equal in Other ~3.13g

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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +297.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.