Porterhouse steak vs. Canadian bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between porterhouse steak and Canadian bacon?

Porterhouse steak is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc; however, Canadian bacon is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, potassium, and phosphorus.
Porterhouse steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% more.
Canadian bacon contains 7 times less saturated fat than porterhouse steak. Porterhouse steak contains 7.271g of saturated fat, while Canadian bacon contains 1.039g.

We used Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried 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.

Porterhouse steak

Canadian bacon

Contains more IronIron	+425%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+163.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+234.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+157.1%

~equal in Calcium ~7mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.016mg

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.

Porterhouse steak

Canadian bacon

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+407%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+127.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+575.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+129.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+14.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.18µg	0.43µg	73%
Selenium	19.6µg	50.4µg	56%
Vitamin B1	0.099mg	0.669mg	48%
Sodium	65mg	993mg	40%
Vitamin B3	4.21mg	9.988mg	36%
Iron	2.94mg	0.56mg	30%
Saturated fat	7.271g	1.039g	28%
Zinc	4.56mg	1.73mg	26%
Fats	19.27g	2.78g	25%
Potassium	299mg	999mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	8.65g	1.255g	18%
Phosphorus	193mg	309mg	17%
Protein	23.96g	28.31g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.314mg	0.72mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.365mg	0.28mg	7%
Calories	276kcal	146kcal	7%
Copper	0.13mg	0.063mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.228mg	0.185mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.41mg	2%
Choline	91.3mg	104.8mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.8g	1%
Folate	7µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin D		9IU	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.69g	0.485g	1%
Magnesium	22mg	27mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.8g	N/A
Cholesterol	67mg	67mg	0%
Calcium	7mg	7mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.015mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.259mg	0.332mg	0%
Threonine	1.104mg	1.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.228mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	2.105mg	2.294mg	0%
Lysine	2.233mg	2.479mg	0%
Methionine	0.676mg	0.764mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.033mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	1.288mg	1.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	1.134mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.36g	N/A