Pecan pie vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pecan pie and chuck steak

Pecan pie has more manganese and copper; however, chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and iron.
Chuck steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 119% more than pecan pie.
Chuck steak contains 59 times less manganese than pecan pie. Pecan pie contains 0.712mg of manganese, while chuck steak contains 0.012mg.
Pecan pie has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pecan pie is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe 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.

Pecan pie

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5833.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+144.4%
Contains more IronIron	+65.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+751%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129.2%

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.

Pecan pie

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1071.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+184.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+333.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+450.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+57%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+521.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1682.4%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.191mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	3.03µg	119%
Zinc	1.02mg	8.68mg	70%
Protein	4.9g	24.98g	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	0.81g	33%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.012mg	30%
Selenium	12µg	27.5µg	28%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	4.663mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.373mg	24%
Saturated fat	3.989g	8.66g	21%
Carbs	52.2g	0g	17%
Copper	0.211mg	0.077mg	15%
Choline		79mg	14%
Phosphorus	94mg	193mg	14%
Iron	1.48mg	2.45mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.066mg	10%
Sodium	262mg	71mg	8%
Vitamin A	82µg	7µg	8%
Calories	412kcal	277kcal	7%
Potassium	133mg	325mg	6%
Folate	26µg	6µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.752mg	5%
Fats	22.2g	19.64g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	9.457g	4%
Calcium	32mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.191mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	87mg	87mg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.619g	N/A