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

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and mortadella?

Rib eye steak is higher in zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, iron, and phosphorus, yet mortadella is higher in vitamin B2.
Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11747% more.
Rib eye steak has 4 times more vitamin B6 than mortadella. While rib eye steak has 0.477mg of vitamin B6, mortadella has only 0.13mg.
The amount of cholesterol in mortadella 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 Mortadella, beef, pork 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

Mortadella

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.5%
Contains more IronIron	+60%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+63.6%

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

Mortadella

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+266.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+41.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53210.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+48%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	153mg	11747%
Sodium	54mg	1246mg	52%
Zinc	5.91mg	2.1mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.13mg	27%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.48µg	26%
Protein	23.69g	16.37g	15%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	2.673mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	3.12g	14%
Selenium	29.7µg	22.6µg	13%
Iron	2.24mg	1.4mg	11%
Phosphorus	152mg	97mg	8%
Cholesterol	80mg	56mg	8%
Fats	21.81g	25.39g	6%
Choline	48.8mg	72.2mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.119mg	4%
Vitamin D	7IU	41IU	4%
Magnesium	22mg	11mg	3%
Potassium	260mg	163mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	11.38g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.44mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.06mg	2%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.03mg	2%
Saturated fat	9.684g	9.51g	1%
Folate	6µg	3µg	1%
Calories	291kcal	311kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	11mg	18mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.05g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.05g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.152mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.633mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.708mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.213mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.262mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.394mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.598mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.735mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.52mg	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