Steak vs. Italian sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between steak and Italian sausage?

Steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B3, while Italian sausage is higher in vitamin B1.
Italian sausage's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 46% higher.
Italian sausage has 3 times less zinc than steak. Steak has 6.34mg of zinc, while Italian sausage has 2.39mg.
Italian sausage is lower in cholesterol.
Italian sausage has a higher glycemic index (28) 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 Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked 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.

Steak

Italian sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains more IronIron	+67.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+165.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+75%

~equal in Potassium ~304mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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

Italian sausage

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+69.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+741.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.623mg	46%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.3µg	38%
Zinc	6.34mg	2.39mg	36%
Sodium	58mg	743mg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	17.108g	20%
Selenium	31.8µg	22µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	3.518g	17%
Choline		78.2mg	14%
Fats	19.02g	27.31g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.33mg	13%
Iron	2.4mg	1.43mg	12%
Protein	24.85g	19.12g	11%
Saturated fat	8.443g	10.195g	8%
Cholesterol	78mg	57mg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	4.165mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.233mg	5%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	1µg	5%
Calories	271kcal	344kcal	4%
Vitamin D	6IU	41IU	4%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	3.4µg	2%
Phosphorus	163mg	170mg	1%
Copper	0.085mg	0.08mg	1%
Potassium	279mg	304mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	21mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	18mg	1%
Carbs	0g	4.27g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	4.17g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.86g	N/A
Fiber	0g	0.1g	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	10µg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.792mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	0.731mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	1.343mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	1.522mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.486mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	0.67mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	0.804mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.577mg	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