Porterhouse steak vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between porterhouse steak and rib eye steak?

Porterhouse steak is richer in iron, choline, phosphorus, and copper, while rib eye steak is higher in selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for selenium is 18% higher.
Rib eye steak has 2 times less choline than porterhouse steak. Porterhouse steak has 91.3mg of choline, while rib eye steak has 48.8mg.
Porterhouse steak is lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, 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 comparison.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15%
Contains more IronIron	+31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+433.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.5%

~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.

Porterhouse steak

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+87.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.6µg	29.7µg	18%
Zinc	4.56mg	5.91mg	12%
Saturated fat	7.271g	9.684g	11%
Iron	2.94mg	2.24mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.365mg	0.477mg	9%
Choline	91.3mg	48.8mg	8%
Phosphorus	193mg	152mg	6%
Copper	0.13mg	0.08mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.228mg	0.287mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	8.65g	10.519g	5%
Vitamin B3	4.21mg	4.908mg	4%
Cholesterol	67mg	80mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.314mg	0.536mg	4%
Fats	19.27g	21.81g	4%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B12	2.18µg	2.1µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.69g	1.027g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.099mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Protein	23.96g	23.69g	1%
Calories	276kcal	291kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Potassium	299mg	260mg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Magnesium	22mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	7mg	11mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	54mg	0%
Folate	7µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.259mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.104mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.228mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	2.105mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	2.233mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.676mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.033mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.288mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A