Flank steak vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and pound cake different?

Flank steak is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while pound cake is higher in vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B1.
Flank steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 53% more than pound cake.
Flank steak contains 16 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. Flank steak contains 0.579mg of vitamin B6, while pound cake contains 0.036mg.
Flank steak is lower in sodium.
Pound cake has a higher glycemic index (54) than flank steak (0).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Flank steak

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127.5%
Contains more IronIron	+17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1039.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+488%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1122.2%

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.

Flank steak

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+355.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+352.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+60.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.63µg	0.36µg	53%
Protein	27.66g	5g	45%
Selenium	29.4µg	5µg	44%
Vitamin B6	0.579mg	0.036mg	42%
Zinc	4.9mg	0.43mg	41%
Vitamin B3	7.363mg	1.615mg	36%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.322g	3.419g	21%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Threonine	1.105mg	153mg	14%
Sodium	56mg	377mg	14%
Phosphorus	210mg	140mg	10%
Fats	8.23g	13.96g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.133mg	0.249mg	9%
Folate	9µg	42µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.075mg	0.173mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Calories	192kcal	353kcal	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Choline	105.4mg	65.6mg	7%
Potassium	339mg	149mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.395g	4.811g	6%
Copper	0.082mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Magnesium	23mg	8mg	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	66mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.11mg	4%
Iron	1.74mg	1.48mg	3%
Calcium	20mg	47mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.65mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.485mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.317g	3.02g	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.4µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.182mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.259mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	2.201mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.338mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.72mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.093mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.372mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.883mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A