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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, 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

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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
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

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +81.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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
~equal in Choline ~79mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Chuck steak 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%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 9.457g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.373mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.752mg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.663mg 4%
Phosphorus 166mg 193mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.81g 3%
Protein 23.87g 24.98g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.191mg 2%
Calories 241kcal 277kcal 2%
Potassium 241mg 325mg 2%
Iron 2.27mg 2.45mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 16mg 2%
Choline 73.2mg 79mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.066mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 1.6µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Cholesterol 88mg 87mg 0%
Vitamin D 2IU 5IU 0%
Copper 0.079mg 0.077mg 0%
Sodium 73mg 71mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 7µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 1.287g N/A
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
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 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
Contains more OtherOther +1393.8%
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
~equal in Protein ~24.98g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~55.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.5%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/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.