Rib eye steak vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between rib eye steak and pork hock

Rib eye steak is higher than pork hock in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, and potassium.
Rib eye steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 66% more than pork hock.
Rib eye steak contains 7 times more vitamin B6 than pork hock. While rib eye steak contains 0.477mg of vitamin B6, pork hock contains only 0.064mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pork hock is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Pork, pickled pork hocks.

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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

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+453.2%
Contains more IronIron	+96.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+148.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+153.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+72.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+322.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+346.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+645.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+311.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+187.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.51µg	66%
Sodium	54mg	1050mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.064mg	32%
Zinc	5.91mg	2.38mg	32%
Saturated fat	9.684g	3.231g	29%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	1.1mg	24%
Fats	21.81g	10.54g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.068mg	17%
Iron	2.24mg	1.14mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	5.134g	13%
Phosphorus	152mg	60mg	13%
Choline	48.8mg		9%
Protein	23.69g	19.11g	9%
Selenium	29.7µg	26.3µg	6%
Calories	291kcal	171kcal	6%
Potassium	260mg	47mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.344mg	4%
Magnesium	22mg	6mg	4%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.022mg	3%
Cholesterol	80mg	89mg	3%
Vitamin A	8µg	23µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.08mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Folate	6µg	1µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	1.198g	1%
Copper	0.08mg	0.082mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.17mg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g	0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g	0.042g	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	0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g	0.986g	N/A