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Omelette vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between omelette and steak?

  • Omelette is higher in vitamin A and vitamin D, yet steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and selenium.
  • Omelette's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 78% more.
  • Omelette has 25 times more vitamin A than steak. While omelette has 617IU of vitamin A, steak has only 25IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in steak is lower.

We used Egg, whole, cooked, omelet and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types 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 7.9% 14% 10% 56% 21% 30% 72% 20% 3.1% 141%
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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 +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.5%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +481.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~163mg

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% 57% 26% 26% 8.5% 89% 1.2% 77% 33% 95% 11% 29% 135%
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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 AVitamin A +2357.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +181.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +550%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7945.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +249.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +189.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Omelette Steak DV% diff.
Cholesterol 313mg 78mg 78%
Vitamin B12 0.76µg 2.2µg 60%
Zinc 1.09mg 6.34mg 48%
Choline 247.6mg 45%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 5.149mg 32%
Protein 10.57g 24.85g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.5mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.289mg 26%
Saturated fat 3.319g 8.443g 23%
Vitamin A 172µg 7µg 18%
Iron 1.48mg 2.4mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.712g 0.896g 12%
Selenium 25.8µg 31.8µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.843g 9.171g 11%
Fats 11.66g 19.02g 11%
Vitamin E 1.29mg 9%
Folate 39µg 6µg 8%
Vitamin D 69IU 6IU 8%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 0.1µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.386mg 0.301mg 7%
Calories 154kcal 271kcal 6%
Potassium 117mg 279mg 5%
Sodium 155mg 58mg 4%
Calcium 48mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.074mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 23mg 3%
Copper 0.063mg 0.085mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 1.6µg 2%
Manganese 0.024mg 1%
Phosphorus 167mg 163mg 1%
Carbs 0.64g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.64g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.31g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.709g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.467mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.565mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.913mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 0.767mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.572mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 0.722mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.26mg 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.049g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 12% 76%
Protein: 10.57 g
Fats: 11.66 g
Carbs: 0.64 g
Water: 76.13 g
Other: 1 g
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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 +36.9%
Contains more OtherOther +85.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.1%
Contains more FatsFats +63.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 45% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.843 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.712 g
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +202.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.4%

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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. Omelette - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172185/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.