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Flank steak vs. Provolone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between flank steak and provolone

  • Flank steak has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, choline, and iron; however, provolone is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Provolone covers your daily need for calcium, 74% more than flank steak.
  • Flank steak has 47 times more vitamin B3 than provolone. While flank steak has 7.363mg of vitamin B3, provolone has only 0.156mg.
  • Flank steak has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of provolone is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Cheese, provolone.

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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 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.7%
Contains more IronIron +234.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.1%

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% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4619.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +693.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +11.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +584.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Provolone DV% diff.
Calcium 20mg 756mg 74%
Saturated fat 3.395g 17.078g 62%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.156mg 45%
Phosphorus 210mg 496mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.073mg 39%
Sodium 56mg 876mg 36%
Fats 8.23g 26.62g 28%
Selenium 29.4µg 14.5µg 27%
Vitamin A 0µg 236µg 26%
Choline 105.4mg 15.4mg 16%
Iron 1.74mg 0.52mg 15%
Zinc 4.9mg 3.23mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.321mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 7.393g 10%
Calories 192kcal 351kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 1.46µg 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.026mg 6%
Potassium 339mg 138mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.019mg 5%
Protein 27.66g 25.58g 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.769g 3%
Cholesterol 79mg 69mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Carbs 0g 2.14g 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.476mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2.2µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.56g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.01mg 0%
Folate 9µg 10µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0.345mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0.982mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 1.091mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 2.297mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 2.646mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0.686mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 1.287mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 1.64mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 1.115mg 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
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +56.7%
Contains more FatsFats +223.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Protein ~25.58g
~equal in Other ~4.71g

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
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138.8%

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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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/nutrients

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

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