Porterhouse steak vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are porterhouse steak and chuck steak different?

Porterhouse steak is higher in iron and copper; however, chuck steak is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for zinc for chuck steak is 37% higher.
Porterhouse steak contains 2 times more copper than chuck steak. While porterhouse steak contains 0.13mg of copper, chuck steak contains only 0.077mg.
Porterhouse steak has less saturated fat.

Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled are the varieties used 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

Chuck steak

Contains more IronIron	+20%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~325mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Sodium ~71mg

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

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+15.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.373mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	4.56mg	8.68mg	37%
Vitamin B12	2.18µg	3.03µg	35%
Selenium	19.6µg	27.5µg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.314mg	0.752mg	9%
Cholesterol	67mg	87mg	7%
Iron	2.94mg	2.45mg	6%
Copper	0.13mg	0.077mg	6%
Saturated fat	7.271g	8.66g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.099mg	0.066mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.228mg	0.191mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.21mg	4.663mg	3%
Choline	91.3mg	79mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.65g	9.457g	2%
Protein	23.96g	24.98g	2%
Potassium	299mg	325mg	1%
Calcium	7mg	16mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.69g	0.81g	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Fats	19.27g	19.64g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.365mg	0.373mg	1%
Calories	276kcal	277kcal	0%
Magnesium	22mg	22mg	0%
Phosphorus	193mg	193mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	71mg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.012mg	0%
Folate	7µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.259mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.104mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.228mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.105mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.233mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.676mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.033mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.288mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	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