Pork loin vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork loin and chuck steak

Pork loin is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6, while chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Chuck steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than pork loin.
Pork loin has 14 times more vitamin B1 than chuck steak. Pork loin has 0.901mg of vitamin B1, while chuck steak has 0.066mg.
Pork loin is lower in cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw 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.

Pork loin

Chuck steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.7%

Contains more IronIron	+210.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+398.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~325mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.012mg

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 loin

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1265.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+471.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+13.3%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.663mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.752mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	3.03µg	104%
Vitamin B1	0.901mg	0.066mg	70%
Zinc	1.74mg	8.68mg	63%
Iron	0.79mg	2.45mg	21%
Saturated fat	4.36g	8.66g	20%
Fats	12.58g	19.64g	11%
Selenium	33.2µg	27.5µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.61g	9.457g	10%
Protein	19.74g	24.98g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.472mg	0.373mg	8%
Cholesterol	63mg	87mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.34g	0.81g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.248mg	0.191mg	4%
Calories	198kcal	277kcal	4%
Vitamin D	21IU	5IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Choline	69.7mg	79mg	2%
Copper	0.056mg	0.077mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.1mg	1%
Folate	1µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	7µg	1%
Potassium	356mg	325mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.723mg	0.752mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.58mg	4.663mg	1%
Phosphorus	197mg	193mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	71mg	1%
Magnesium	21mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	18mg	16mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.244mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	0.891mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.91mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	1.572mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.514mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.064mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.77mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	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