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

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What are the main differences between rib eye steak and salami?

Rib eye steak is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, and iron, while salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, choline, and vitamin B3.
Salami's daily need coverage for sodium is 73% higher.
Salami has 2 times less zinc than rib eye steak. Rib eye steak has 5.91mg of zinc, while salami has 2.93mg.
Rib eye steak is lower in sodium.
Salami has a higher glycemic index (28) than rib eye steak (0).

We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Salami, cooked, beef, and pork types in this comparison.

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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

Salami

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.8%
Contains more IronIron	+43.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+101.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+346.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1122.5%

~equal in Selenium ~31.3µg

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

Salami

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+38.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+416.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+91.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.459mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	54mg	1740mg	73%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.978mg	39%
Copper	0.08mg	0.357mg	31%
Zinc	5.91mg	2.93mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.367mg	25%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.52µg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	1.201mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	2.529g	10%
Iron	2.24mg	1.56mg	9%
Choline	48.8mg	93.5mg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	6.053mg	7%
Phosphorus	152mg	191mg	6%
Fats	21.81g	25.9g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.357mg	5%
Protein	23.69g	21.85g	4%
Vitamin D	7IU	41IU	4%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1µg	4%
Selenium	29.7µg	31.3µg	3%
Cholesterol	80mg	89mg	3%
Saturated fat	9.684g	9.316g	2%
Calories	291kcal	336kcal	2%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	11.127g	2%
Potassium	260mg	316mg	2%
Folate	6µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	3.2µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.459mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	19mg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.4g	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.4g	N/A
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.96g	N/A
Trans fat	1.478g	0.586g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g	0.126g	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	0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g	2.104g	N/A