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

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and pork shoulder?

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B3, yet pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin D.
Pork shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 58% more.
Rib eye steak has 3 times more vitamin B12 than pork shoulder. While rib eye steak has 2.1µg of vitamin B12, pork shoulder has only 0.74µg.
The amount of saturated fat in pork shoulder 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 Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw 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

Pork shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+113.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.084mg

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 shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+183.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+980.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+24.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.275mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.767mg	58%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.74µg	57%
Zinc	5.91mg	2.7mg	29%
Saturated fat	9.684g	6.24g	16%
Iron	2.24mg	1.05mg	15%
Protein	23.69g	17.18g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.348mg	10%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.7µg	8%
Vitamin D	7IU	70IU	8%
Selenium	29.7µg	25.5µg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	3.833mg	7%
Fats	21.81g	17.99g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	1.92g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	8.01g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.719mg	4%
Phosphorus	152mg	182mg	4%
Calories	291kcal	236kcal	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.011mg	3%
Cholesterol	80mg	71mg	3%
Choline	48.8mg	60.6mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	2µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.275mg	1%
Potassium	260mg	302mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.084mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	65mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.656mg	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