Rib eye steak vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rib eye steak and barbecue chicken different?

Rib eye steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, selenium, and vitamin B5, while barbecue chicken is higher in phosphorus.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 68% more than barbecue chicken.
Rib eye steak contains 4 times more vitamin B5 than barbecue chicken. Rib eye steak contains 0.536mg of vitamin B5, while barbecue chicken contains 0.152mg.
Barbecue chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin types were 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.

Rib eye steak

Barbecue chicken

Contains more IronIron	+135.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+232%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

~equal in Potassium ~255mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

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.

Rib eye steak

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+252.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+149.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+346.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+360%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+28.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.47µg	68%
Zinc	5.91mg	1.78mg	38%
Saturated fat	9.684g	3.927g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.191mg	22%
Iron	2.24mg	0.95mg	16%
Cholesterol	80mg	127mg	16%
Selenium	29.7µg	22µg	14%
Sodium	54mg	335mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	6.446g	10%
Fats	21.81g	15.08g	10%
Phosphorus	152mg	218mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.152mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	2.038g	7%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	5.732mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.227mg	5%
Choline	48.8mg	62.9mg	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.005mg	3%
Calories	291kcal	226kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.46mg	2%
Protein	23.69g	22.51g	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	20µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.055mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Folate	6µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	0IU	1%
Carbs	0g	0.12g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.12g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	21mg	0%
Potassium	260mg	255mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Copper	0.08mg	0.077mg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g	0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g		N/A