Rib eye steak vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and hot dogs?

Rib eye steak is higher in zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, yet hot dogs are higher in calcium.
Hot dogs' daily need coverage for sodium is 45% more.
Rib eye steak has 5 times more zinc than hot dogs. While rib eye steak has 5.91mg of zinc, hot dogs have only 1.2mg.
The amount of saturated fat in hot dogs 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 Frankfurter, meat 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

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.1%
Contains more IronIron	+105.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+392.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.5%

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

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+187.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+90%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	54mg	1090mg	45%
Zinc	5.91mg	1.2mg	43%
Selenium	29.7µg	12.5µg	31%
Protein	23.69g	10.26g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.166mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	4.404g	23%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.57µg	22%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	2.665mg	14%
Iron	2.24mg	1.09mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.121mg	13%
Choline	48.8mg		9%
Saturated fat	9.684g	7.666g	9%
Calcium	11mg	99mg	9%
Phosphorus	152mg	206mg	8%
Fats	21.81g	25.76g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.31mg	5%
Potassium	260mg	152mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	11.386g	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.097mg	2%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.045mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Cholesterol	80mg	77mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	0µg	1%
Carbs	0g	4.17g	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Calories	291kcal	290kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	4.17g	N/A
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Folate	6µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.331mg	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