Steak vs. Roquefort — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between steak and roquefort?
- Steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron, while roquefort is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
- Roquefort's daily need coverage for sodium is 76% higher.
- Roquefort has 7 times less vitamin B3 than steak. Steak has 5.149mg of vitamin B3, while roquefort has 0.734mg.
- Steak is lower in saturated fat.
- Roquefort has a higher glycemic index (27) than steak (0).
We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Cheese, roquefort 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +206.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +328.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +150% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +204.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +119.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +30.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5416.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +140.5% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +85% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +601.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +303.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +243.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4100% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +94.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +716.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 58mg | 1809mg | 76% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.2µg | 0.64µg | 65% |
Calcium | 12mg | 662mg | 65% |
Saturated fat | 8.443g | 19.263g | 49% |
Zinc | 6.34mg | 2.08mg | 39% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.731mg | 35% | |
Phosphorus | 163mg | 392mg | 33% |
Vitamin A | 7µg | 294µg | 32% |
Selenium | 31.8µg | 14.5µg | 31% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | 0.124mg | 29% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.149mg | 0.734mg | 28% |
Iron | 2.4mg | 0.56mg | 23% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 0.586mg | 22% |
Fats | 19.02g | 30.64g | 18% |
Folate | 6µg | 49µg | 11% |
Protein | 24.85g | 21.54g | 7% |
Copper | 0.085mg | 0.034mg | 6% |
Potassium | 279mg | 91mg | 6% |
Calories | 271kcal | 369kcal | 5% |
Cholesterol | 78mg | 90mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.04mg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.896g | 1.32g | 3% |
Magnesium | 23mg | 30mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 9.171g | 8.474g | 2% |
Manganese | 0.03mg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 6IU | 1% | |
Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1% | |
Carbs | 0g | 2g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 2g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0.303mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.171mg | 0.965mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 1.217mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.142mg | 2.114mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.38mg | 1.848mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.672mg | 0.558mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 1.023mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.242mg | 1.614mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.931mg | 0.602mg | 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 | +15.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +41.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +61.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1092.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -56.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +47.3% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~8.474g