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Mousse vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mousse and steak different?

  • Mousse is higher in vitamin A and calcium; however, steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for steak is 72% higher.
  • Mousse contains 20 times more vitamin A than steak. While mousse contains 509IU of vitamin A, steak contains only 25IU.
  • Steak has less cholesterol.
  • Steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than mousse (42).

Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled are the varieties 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.
Mousse
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Steak
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.1%
Contains more IronIron +336.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +890.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +329.7%

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.
Mousse
5
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% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Steak
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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% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3426.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +762.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +368.1%
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 2.2µg 72%
Zinc 0.64mg 6.34mg 52%
Selenium 7.4µg 31.8µg 44%
Protein 4.14g 24.85g 41%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.5mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 5.149mg 31%
Iron 0.55mg 2.4mg 23%
Cholesterol 140mg 78mg 21%
Vitamin A 140µg 7µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 9.171g 10%
Calcium 96mg 12mg 8%
Phosphorus 117mg 163mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.301mg 7%
Carbs 16.07g 0g 5%
Fats 16g 19.02g 5%
Potassium 143mg 279mg 4%
Saturated fat 9.151g 8.443g 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Manganese 0.059mg 3%
Folate 15µg 6µg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 0mg 2%
Calories 225kcal 271kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.074mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Copper 0.075mg 0.085mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Sodium 38mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 15.47g 0g N/A
Sugar 14.81g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1.6µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 0.896g 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
3
4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Steak
2
25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
Contains more OtherOther +57.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +500.2%
Contains more FatsFats +18.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
0
61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Steak
3
46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +82.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~8.443g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.896g

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients
  2. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/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.