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

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

Rib eye steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and choline than couscous.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% higher.
Couscous has a higher glycemic index (65) than rib eye steak (0).

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

Rib eye steak

Couscous

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+348.3%
Contains more IronIron	+489.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2173.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+590.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-90.7%

~equal in Manganese ~0.084mg

~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

Couscous

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+963%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+399.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+835.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1378.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0µg	88%
Zinc	5.91mg	0.26mg	51%
Saturated fat	9.684g	0.029g	44%
Protein	23.69g	3.79g	40%
Fats	21.81g	0.16g	33%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.051mg	33%
Cholesterol	80mg	0mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	0.022g	26%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	0.983mg	25%
Iron	2.24mg	0.38mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.027mg	20%
Phosphorus	152mg	22mg	19%
Calories	291kcal	112kcal	9%
Choline	48.8mg	3.3mg	8%
Carbs	0g	23.22g	8%
Fiber	0g	1.4g	6%
Potassium	260mg	58mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	0.064g	6%
Selenium	29.7µg	27.5µg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.041mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.371mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Folate	6µg	15µg	2%
Sodium	54mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	0IU	1%
Net carbs	0g	21.82g	N/A
Calcium	11mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.1g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.13mg	0%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.084mg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.049mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.1mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.147mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	0.259mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	0.073mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.184mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.162mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.077mg	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