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Steak vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are steak and horned melon different?

  • Steak is richer in zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, and copper, while horned melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Steak covers your daily need for zinc, 53% more than horned melon.
  • Steak contains 20 times more vitamin B2 than horned melon. Steak contains 0.301mg of vitamin B2, while horned melon contains 0.015mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index (48) than steak (0).

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Horned melon (Kiwano) 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.
Steak
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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 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.8%
Contains more IronIron +112.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +325%
Contains more ZincZinc +1220.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg

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
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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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1906.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +811.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +693.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~7µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Horned melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 92%
Selenium 31.8µg 58%
Zinc 6.34mg 0.48mg 53%
Protein 24.85g 1.78g 46%
Saturated fat 8.443g 38%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.063mg 34%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 0.565mg 29%
Fats 19.02g 1.26g 27%
Cholesterol 78mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.015mg 22%
Phosphorus 163mg 37mg 18%
Iron 2.4mg 1.13mg 16%
Calories 271kcal 44kcal 11%
Copper 0.085mg 0.02mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.3mg 6%
Potassium 279mg 123mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.025mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 40mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Carbs 0g 7.56g 3%
Sodium 58mg 2mg 2%
Manganese 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Folate 6µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.56g N/A
Calcium 12mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 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
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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1296.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1409.5%
Contains more OtherOther +25.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +60%

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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. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/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.