Ground beef vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground beef and rib eye steak

Ground beef has more vitamin B12; however, rib eye steak has more selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for selenium is 19% more.
Ground beef has 3 times more calcium than rib eye steak. Ground beef has 33mg of calcium, while rib eye steak has 11mg.
Ground beef is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" 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.

Ground beef

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+200%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+788.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55.5%

~equal in Potassium ~260mg

~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Zinc ~5.91mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

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.

Ground beef

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+81.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.536mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.1µg	29.7µg	19%
Saturated fat	6.073g	9.684g	16%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	2.1µg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.477mg	13%
Fats	15.37g	21.81g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.287mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	10.519g	8%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	4.908mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	1.027g	4%
Choline	73.2mg	48.8mg	4%
Calories	241kcal	291kcal	3%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.08mg	3%
Cholesterol	88mg	80mg	3%
Calcium	33mg	11mg	2%
Phosphorus	166mg	152mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	8µg	1%
Sodium	73mg	54mg	1%
Zinc	5.84mg	5.91mg	1%
Potassium	241mg	260mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	7IU	1%
Protein	23.87g	23.69g	0%
Iron	2.27mg	2.24mg	0%
Copper	0.079mg	0.08mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.536mg	0%
Folate	7µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g	1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A