Pot roast vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pot roast and chuck steak

Pot roast has more choline, while chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and monounsaturated fat.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 38% more than pot roast.
The amount of cholesterol in chuck steak is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.

Pot roast

Chuck steak

Contains more CopperCopper	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~2.45mg

~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.

Pot roast

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+410%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	3.03µg	38%
Zinc	6.66mg	8.68mg	18%
Cholesterol	116mg	87mg	10%
Protein	28.94g	24.98g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.373mg	7%
Choline	110.2mg	79mg	6%
Saturated fat	7.548g	8.66g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.752mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.1mg	3%
Phosphorus	174mg	193mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	4.663mg	3%
Potassium	231mg	325mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	9.457g	3%
Copper	0.099mg	0.077mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.191mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	0.81g	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Calories	297kcal	277kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.066mg	1%
Selenium	27µg	27.5µg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Sodium	47mg	71mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	22mg	1%
Fats	19.17g	19.64g	1%
Vitamin D	8IU	5IU	0%
Calcium	16mg	16mg	0%
Iron	2.42mg	2.45mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.012mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	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