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

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and fruitcake?

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet fruitcake is higher in fiber.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 87% more.
Rib eye steak has 22 times more zinc than fruitcake. While rib eye steak has 5.91mg of zinc, fruitcake has only 0.27mg.
The amount of cholesterol in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of rib eye 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 Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+69.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2088.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+192.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1385%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%

~equal in Iron ~2.07mg

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

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+189.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+520.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+937%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20900%
Contains more CholineCholine	+448.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.01µg	87%
Zinc	5.91mg	0.27mg	51%
Selenium	29.7µg	2µg	50%
Protein	23.69g	2.9g	42%
Saturated fat	9.684g	1.048g	39%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.046mg	33%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	0.791mg	26%
Cholesterol	80mg	5mg	25%
Carbs	0g	61.6g	21%
Fats	21.81g	9.1g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	4.2g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	3.323g	15%
Fiber	0g	3.7g	15%
Phosphorus	152mg	52mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.099mg	14%
Choline	48.8mg	8.9mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.226mg	6%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.22mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.9mg	5%
Folate	6µg	20µg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.05mg	3%
Potassium	260mg	153mg	3%
Calories	291kcal	324kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.05mg	2%
Sodium	54mg	101mg	2%
Iron	2.24mg	2.07mg	2%
Calcium	11mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	0IU	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	57.9g	N/A
Sugar	0g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin A	8µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.5µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	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