Steak vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are steak and brunost different?
- Steak is richer in zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron, while brunost is higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium.
- Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 83% more than steak.
- Steak contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than brunost. Steak contains 5.149mg of vitamin B3, while brunost contains 0.813mg.
- Steak is lower in saturated fat.
- Brunost has a higher glycemic index (27) than steak (0).
Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Cheese, gjetost 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +361.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +456.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +119.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +204.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3233.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +405% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +172.4% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +533.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +84.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4671.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +325.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +359.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 1.382mg | 83% |
| Vitamin B5 | 3.351mg | 67% | |
| Saturated fat | 8.443g | 19.16g | 49% |
| Zinc | 6.34mg | 1.14mg | 47% |
| Phosphorus | 163mg | 444mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 400mg | 39% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 334µg | 36% |
| Potassium | 279mg | 1409mg | 33% |
| Selenium | 31.8µg | 14.5µg | 31% |
| Protein | 24.85g | 9.65g | 30% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.149mg | 0.813mg | 27% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 0.52mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 600mg | 24% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.315mg | 20% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | 0.271mg | 18% |
| Fats | 19.02g | 29.51g | 16% |
| Carbs | 0g | 42.65g | 14% |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 70mg | 11% |
| Calories | 271kcal | 466kcal | 10% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.2µg | 2.42µg | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 94mg | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.171g | 7.879g | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.04mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Copper | 0.085mg | 0.08mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 6IU | 1% | |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 0g | 42.65g | N/A |
| Folate | 6µg | 5µg | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.896g | 0.938g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0.135mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.171mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 0.519mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.142mg | 0.992mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.38mg | 0.814mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.672mg | 0.318mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 0.54mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.242mg | 0.765mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.931mg | 0.293mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +157.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +313.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +55.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +779.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -55.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +16.4% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.938g
