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Steak vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between steak and egg whites

  • Steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, selenium, and phosphorus, while egg whites have more vitamin B2.
  • Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.2%
Contains more IronIron +2900%
Contains more CopperCopper +269.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +21033.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +986.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +59%

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
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4803.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Egg white DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 0.09µg 88%
Zinc 6.34mg 0.03mg 57%
Saturated fat 8.443g 0g 38%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.005mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 0.105mg 32%
Fats 19.02g 0.17g 29%
Iron 2.4mg 0.08mg 29%
Protein 24.85g 10.9g 28%
Cholesterol 78mg 0mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 0g 23%
Selenium 31.8µg 20µg 21%
Phosphorus 163mg 15mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.439mg 11%
Calories 271kcal 52kcal 11%
Copper 0.085mg 0.023mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 0g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.004mg 6%
Sodium 58mg 166mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Potassium 279mg 163mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Folate 6µg 4µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.73g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.73g 0%
Sugar 0g 0.71g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Steak
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +128%
Contains more FatsFats +11088.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +57.5%
Contains more OtherOther +16.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/nutrients
  2. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.