Steak vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are steak and caviar different?
- Steak is higher in zinc and vitamin B3; however, caviar is richer in vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, selenium, phosphorus, and calcium.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 742% higher.
- Steak contains 43 times more vitamin B3 than caviar. While steak contains 5.149mg of vitamin B3, caviar contains only 0.12mg.
- Steak has less cholesterol.
Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular are the varieties 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 PotassiumPotassium | +54.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +567.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.1% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1204.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2191.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +395% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +29.4% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +118.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +106% |
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 B3Vitamin B3 | +4190.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +56.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +166.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +3771.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +2800% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +156.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +106% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +809.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +733.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.2µg | 20µg | 742% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 588mg | 170% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 11.88mg | 119% |
| Choline | 490.9mg | 89% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 3.5mg | 70% | |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 300mg | 66% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 1500mg | 63% |
| Selenium | 31.8µg | 65.5µg | 61% |
| Zinc | 6.34mg | 0.95mg | 49% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.896g | 7.405g | 43% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.149mg | 0.12mg | 31% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 271µg | 29% |
| Phosphorus | 163mg | 356mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 275mg | 26% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 0.62mg | 25% |
| Saturated fat | 8.443g | 4.06g | 20% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 2.9µg | 14% |
| Vitamin D | 6IU | 117IU | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | 0.32mg | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 1.89mg | 13% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.171g | 4.631g | 11% |
| Folate | 6µg | 50µg | 11% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.19mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 279mg | 181mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.085mg | 0.11mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.05mg | 2% | |
| Fats | 19.02g | 17.9g | 2% |
| Protein | 24.85g | 24.6g | 1% |
| Carbs | 0g | 4g | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 0.6µg | 1% |
| Calories | 271kcal | 264kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 4g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0.323mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.171mg | 1.263mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 1.035mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.142mg | 2.133mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.38mg | 1.834mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.672mg | 0.646mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 1.071mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.242mg | 1.263mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.931mg | 0.649mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.001g | 2.741g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | 3.8g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | 0.229g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +17% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +1011.1% |
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Protein
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Fats
~17.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +98% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -51.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +726.5% |
