Ground beef vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ground beef and chuck steak

Ground beef has less zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, fats, and monounsaturated fat.
Chuck steak covers your daily zinc needs 26% more than ground beef.
Ground beef has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground beef

Chuck steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+106.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+29.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44%

~equal in Iron ~2.45mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Sodium ~71mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground beef

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+81.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+21.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	5.84mg	8.68mg	26%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	3.03µg	23%
Selenium	19.1µg	27.5µg	15%
Saturated fat	6.073g	8.66g	12%
Fats	15.37g	19.64g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.752mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.373mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	9.457g	5%
Phosphorus	166mg	193mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	4.663mg	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.619g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	0.81g	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.041g	3%
Calories	241kcal	277kcal	2%
Protein	23.87g	24.98g	2%
Calcium	33mg	16mg	2%
Potassium	241mg	325mg	2%
Iron	2.27mg	2.45mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.191mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.066mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	1.6µg	1%
Choline	73.2mg	79mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.9g	9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	101kcal	111kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.2	N/A
Cholesterol	88mg	87mg	0%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	5 IU	0%
Copper	0.079mg	0.077mg	0%
Sodium	73mg	71mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.1mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.012mg	0%
Folate	7µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g	1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A