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

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Significant differences between pork shoulder and chuck steak

Pork shoulder is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin D, and vitamin B2, while chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B3.
Chuck steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 95% more than pork shoulder.
Pork shoulder has 14 times more vitamin D than chuck steak. Pork shoulder has 70IU of vitamin D, while chuck steak has 5IU.
Pork shoulder is lower in cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, shoulder, 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 shoulder

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+221.5%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Potassium ~325mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Sodium ~71mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.012mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.5µg

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 shoulder

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1062.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+309.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.4%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.752mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.373mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	3.03µg	95%
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.066mg	58%
Zinc	2.7mg	8.68mg	54%
Iron	1.05mg	2.45mg	18%
Protein	17.18g	24.98g	16%
Saturated fat	6.24g	8.66g	11%
Vitamin D	1.7µg	0.1µg	8%
Vitamin D	70IU	5IU	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	0.81g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.191mg	6%
Cholesterol	71mg	87mg	5%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	4.663mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	9.457g	4%
Selenium	25.5µg	27.5µg	4%
Choline	60.6mg	79mg	3%
Fats	17.99g	19.64g	3%
Calories	236kcal	277kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.373mg	2%
Phosphorus	182mg	193mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	0.752mg	1%
Copper	0.084mg	0.077mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Potassium	302mg	325mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	16mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	71mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.012mg	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	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