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Flank steak vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and sweet and sour different?

  • Flank steak is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, and choline, while sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Flank steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 68% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index (70) than flank steak (0).

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +242.4%
Contains more IronIron +728.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8355.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3837.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +486%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +992.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +4291.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Protein 27.66g 0.27g 55%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.4µg 53%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 0.187mg 45%
Zinc 4.9mg 0.09mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.053mg 40%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.761mg 33%
Phosphorus 210mg 7mg 29%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Choline 105.4mg 2.4mg 19%
Iron 1.74mg 0.21mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0g 15%
Sodium 56mg 371mg 14%
Carbs 0g 38.22g 13%
Fats 8.23g 0.02g 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0.093mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.019mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0g 8%
Potassium 339mg 99mg 7%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0g 2%
Calories 192kcal 150kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 20mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Copper 0.082mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 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%

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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10144.4%
Contains more FatsFats +41050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~60.27g
~equal in Other ~1.22g

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.