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Steak vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are steak and pork Meat different?

  • Steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron, while pork Meat is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork Meat covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 73% more than steak.
  • Steak contains 7 times more saturated fat than pork Meat. Steak contains 8.443g of saturated fat, while pork Meat contains 1.198g.

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +108.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +162%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.1%
~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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
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 0% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +286%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1183.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.95mg 73%
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 0.57µg 68%
Zinc 6.34mg 2.42mg 36%
Saturated fat 8.443g 1.198g 33%
Fats 19.02g 3.51g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 1.334g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.739mg 18%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Iron 2.4mg 1.15mg 16%
Phosphorus 163mg 267mg 15%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 7.432mg 14%
Selenium 31.8µg 38.2µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.387mg 7%
Calories 271kcal 143kcal 6%
Potassium 279mg 421mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 0.506g 3%
Copper 0.085mg 0.111mg 3%
Protein 24.85g 26.17g 3%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Cholesterol 78mg 73mg 2%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 10IU 1%
Magnesium 23mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Sodium 58mg 57mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +441.9%
Contains more WaterWater +24.9%
Contains more OtherOther +61.1%
~equal in Protein ~26.17g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +587.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.