Rib eye steak vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between rib eye steak and blue cheese

Rib eye steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B6, while blue cheese has more calcium and phosphorus.
Blue cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 52% higher.
Blue cheese contains 7 times less iron than rib eye steak. Rib eye steak contains 2.24mg of iron, while blue cheese contains 0.31mg.
The amount of saturated fat in rib eye steak is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Cheese, blue.

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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

Blue cheese

Contains more IronIron	+622.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+788.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Potassium ~256mg

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

Blue cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+383.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+187.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+216.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2375%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+222.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	11mg	528mg	52%
Sodium	54mg	1146mg	47%
Saturated fat	9.684g	18.669g	41%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.22µg	37%
Phosphorus	152mg	387mg	34%
Zinc	5.91mg	2.66mg	30%
Selenium	29.7µg	14.5µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.166mg	24%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	1.016mg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	1.729mg	24%
Iron	2.24mg	0.31mg	24%
Vitamin A	8µg	198µg	21%
Fats	21.81g	28.74g	11%
Folate	6µg	36µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	7.778g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.382mg	7%
Choline	48.8mg	15.4mg	6%
Protein	23.69g	21.4g	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.029mg	4%
Calories	291kcal	353kcal	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.009mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.5µg	2%
Vitamin D	7IU	21IU	2%
Cholesterol	80mg	75mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	0.8g	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.25mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.34g	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.34g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Potassium	260mg	256mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.5g	N/A
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.785mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	1.124mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.852mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.584mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	1.087mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	1.556mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.758mg	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		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g		N/A