Steak vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between steak and butter cookie

Steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, butter cookie has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, and copper.
Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 77% more.
Steak has 17 times more zinc than butter cookie. Steak has 6.34mg of zinc, while butter cookie has 0.38mg.
Steak is lower in saturated fat.
Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index than steak.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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.

Steak

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+151.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1568.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+278.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+141.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+135.3%

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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.

Steak

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+511.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2257.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1166.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	0.36µg	77%
Zinc	6.34mg	0.38mg	54%
Selenium	31.8µg	8.4µg	43%
Protein	24.85g	6.1g	38%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.036mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.37mg	25%
Carbs	0g	68.9g	23%
Folate	6µg	76µg	18%
Vitamin A	7µg	165µg	18%
Cholesterol	78mg	117mg	13%
Copper	0.085mg	0.2mg	13%
Saturated fat	8.443g	11.051g	12%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	3.19mg	12%
Calories	271kcal	467kcal	10%
Sodium	58mg	282mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.488mg	10%
Phosphorus	163mg	102mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	5.522g	9%
Manganese		0.17mg	7%
Potassium	279mg	111mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.335mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.8g	3%
Magnesium	23mg	12mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Iron	2.4mg	2.22mg	2%
Calcium	12mg	29mg	2%
Vitamin D	6IU	16IU	1%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	0.982g	1%
Fats	19.02g	18.8g	0%
Net carbs	0g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	0g	N/A