Pork chop vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork chop and rib eye steak?

Pork chop is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin D, yet rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 60% more.
Pork chop has 7 times more vitamin B1 than rib eye steak. While pork chop has 0.49mg of vitamin B1, rib eye steak has only 0.071mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pork chop is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" 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.

Pork chop

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+409.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.6%

Contains more IronIron	+157.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+87.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+700%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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.

Pork chop

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+590.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+106%
Contains more CholineCholine	+38.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+218.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.287mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.477mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	2.1µg	60%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.071mg	35%
Zinc	3.15mg	5.91mg	25%
Saturated fat	4.339g	9.684g	24%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	4.908mg	19%
Iron	0.87mg	2.24mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	10.519g	14%
Phosphorus	241mg	152mg	13%
Selenium	36.4µg	29.7µg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.536mg	11%
Fats	14.35g	21.81g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	1.027g	6%
Calcium	56mg	11mg	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.2µg	4%
Vitamin D	40IU	7IU	4%
Copper	0.105mg	0.08mg	3%
Choline	67.5mg	48.8mg	3%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.08mg	3%
Calories	231kcal	291kcal	3%
Potassium	315mg	260mg	2%
Folate	0µg	6µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.287mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.477mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.1mg	1%
Sodium	74mg	54mg	1%
Cholesterol	78mg	80mg	1%
Protein	23.72g	23.69g	0%
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Vitamin A	4µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g	1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g	0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g	0.7g	N/A