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Flank steak vs. Shark fin soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and shark fin soup different?

  • Flank steak is higher than shark fin soup in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and potassium.
  • Flank steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 60% more than shark fin soup.
  • Flank steak contains 40 times more cholesterol than shark fin soup. Flank steak contains 79mg of cholesterol, while shark fin soup contains 2mg.

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared 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.
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 5% 3% 4.7% 35% 36% 22% 9% 65% 3.1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +228.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +539.6%
Contains more IronIron +85.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +497.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.7%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 6.8% 9% 9.2% 7.8% 6% 24% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +241%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1393.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +319.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2126.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +757.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Shark fin soup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0.19µg 60%
Selenium 29.4µg 53%
Protein 27.66g 3.2g 49%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.026mg 43%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.493mg 43%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.82mg 37%
Phosphorus 210mg 21mg 27%
Cholesterol 79mg 2mg 26%
Choline 105.4mg 19%
Sodium 56mg 501mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.501g 13%
Fats 8.23g 2g 10%
Iron 1.74mg 0.94mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.13mg 8%
Potassium 339mg 53mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.583g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.039mg 7%
Calories 192kcal 46kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.027mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 7mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Copper 0.082mg 0.108mg 3%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.024mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.8g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.8g N/A
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.341g 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.042g N/A

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
3% 2% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 2 g
Carbs: 3.8 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +764.4%
Contains more FatsFats +311.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +40.5%
~equal in Other ~0.87g

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
35% 41% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.501 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.341 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +469%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.341g

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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. Shark fin soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174532/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.