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

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and chuck steak?

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat, yet chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, and choline.
Chuck steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 39% more.
Rib eye steak has 2 times more vitamin B2 than chuck steak. While rib eye steak has 0.287mg of vitamin B2, chuck steak has only 0.191mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chuck steak is lower.

We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types 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

Chuck steak

Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+566.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Iron ~2.45mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~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.

Rib eye steak

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.9%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+61.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.066mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.663mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

~equal in Folate ~6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	3.03µg	39%
Zinc	5.91mg	8.68mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.373mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.191mg	7%
Phosphorus	152mg	193mg	6%
Choline	48.8mg	79mg	5%
Saturated fat	9.684g	8.66g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.752mg	4%
Selenium	29.7µg	27.5µg	4%
Iron	2.24mg	2.45mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	9.457g	3%
Protein	23.69g	24.98g	3%
Fats	21.81g	19.64g	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.012mg	3%
Potassium	260mg	325mg	2%
Cholesterol	80mg	87mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	4.663mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	0.81g	1%
Calories	291kcal	277kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Sodium	54mg	71mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	5IU	0%
Magnesium	22mg	22mg	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.077mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	8µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.066mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Folate	6µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g	1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g	0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g	0.619g	N/A