Rib eye steak vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and pound cake?

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron, yet pound cake is higher in folate and vitamin B1.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% more.
Rib eye steak has 14 times more zinc than pound cake. While rib eye steak has 5.91mg of zinc, pound cake has only 0.43mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pound cake 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, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+74.5%
Contains more IronIron	+51.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1274.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+494%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+327.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~140mg

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+203.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1225%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+483.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+775%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+550%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+143.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+34.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.36µg	73%
Zinc	5.91mg	0.43mg	50%
Selenium	29.7µg	5µg	45%
Protein	23.69g	5g	37%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.036mg	34%
Saturated fat	9.684g	4.811g	22%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	1.615mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	3.02g	19%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	3.419g	16%
Threonine	1.116mg	153mg	14%
Sodium	54mg	377mg	14%
Fats	21.81g	13.96g	12%
Iron	2.24mg	1.48mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.173mg	9%
Folate	6µg	42µg	9%
Vitamin A	8µg	70µg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Cholesterol	80mg	66mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.65mg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.042mg	4%
Calcium	11mg	47mg	4%
Choline	48.8mg	65.6mg	3%
Calories	291kcal	353kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.249mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.8µg	3%
Potassium	260mg	149mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin D	7IU	34IU	3%
Phosphorus	152mg	140mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.485mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g	0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g	2.895g	N/A