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Steak vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between steak and lemons?

  • Steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 92% more.

We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Lemons, raw, without peel types 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
7
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%
Lemon
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.2%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +129.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +10466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +918.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%

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%
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1405%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5049%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 0µg 92%
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Zinc 6.34mg 0.06mg 57%
Selenium 31.8µg 0.4µg 57%
Protein 24.85g 1.1g 48%
Saturated fat 8.443g 0.039g 38%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 0.1mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.08mg 32%
Fats 19.02g 0.3g 29%
Cholesterol 78mg 0mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 0.011g 23%
Iron 2.4mg 0.6mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.02mg 22%
Phosphorus 163mg 16mg 21%
Calories 271kcal 29kcal 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Copper 0.085mg 0.037mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 0.089g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Potassium 279mg 138mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.04mg 3%
Carbs 0g 9.32g 3%
Sodium 58mg 2mg 2%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Folate 6µg 11µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.5g N/A
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 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
3
25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2159.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6240%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +60.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Steak
2
46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83272.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +906.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.