Rib eye steak vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rib eye steak and Swiss cheese?

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, and choline, yet Swiss cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
Swiss cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 88% more.
Rib eye steak has 77 times more vitamin B3 than Swiss cheese. While rib eye steak has 4.908mg of vitamin B3, Swiss cheese has only 0.064mg.
The amount of saturated fat in rib eye steak 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 Cheese, swiss 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

Swiss cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+261.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1623.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+70.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+207.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7990.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+277.6%

~equal in Selenium ~30µg

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

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+7568.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+571.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+214.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.302mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	11mg	890mg	88%
Phosphorus	152mg	574mg	60%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	3.06µg	40%
Saturated fat	9.684g	18.227g	39%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.071mg	31%
Vitamin A	8µg	288µg	31%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	0.064mg	30%
Iron	2.24mg	0.13mg	26%
Fats	21.81g	30.99g	14%
Zinc	5.91mg	4.37mg	14%
Protein	23.69g	26.96g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	8.046g	6%
Choline	48.8mg	15.5mg	6%
Potassium	260mg	72mg	6%
Sodium	54mg	187mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.011mg	5%
Calories	291kcal	393kcal	5%
Cholesterol	80mg	93mg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.047mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.353mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.6mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	33mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	1.341g	2%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.026mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Folate	6µg	10µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	0IU	1%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.302mg	1%
Selenium	29.7µg	30µg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.44g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.44g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.4µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g	0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g	0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g	0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g	0.734g	N/A