Rib eye steak vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rib eye steak and turkey breast different?

Rib eye steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, and monounsaturated fat, while turkey breast is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 70% more than turkey breast.
Rib eye steak contains 5 times more saturated fat than turkey breast. Rib eye steak contains 9.684g of saturated fat, while turkey breast contains 1.91g.

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw types were used 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

Turkey breast

Contains more IronIron	+86.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+276.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Potassium ~275mg

~equal in Copper ~0.074mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

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

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+149.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.48mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.42µg	70%
Zinc	5.91mg	1.57mg	39%
Saturated fat	9.684g	1.91g	35%
Fats	21.81g	7.02g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	2.66g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.115mg	13%
Selenium	29.7µg	22.4µg	13%
Iron	2.24mg	1.2mg	13%
Choline	48.8mg		9%
Calories	291kcal	157kcal	7%
Cholesterol	80mg	65mg	5%
Phosphorus	152mg	186mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	1.66g	4%
Protein	23.69g	21.89g	4%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.018mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	5.2mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.621mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.058mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Vitamin A	8µg	2µg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	24mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	13mg	0%
Potassium	260mg	275mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	59mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.48mg	0%
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.01g	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