Steak vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between steak and muenster cheese?
- Steak is higher in vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B12, and iron, yet muenster cheese is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
- Muenster cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 70% more.
- Steak has 50 times more vitamin B3 than muenster cheese. While steak has 5.149mg of vitamin B3, muenster cheese has only 0.103mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in steak is lower.
- The glycemic index of steak is lower.
We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Cheese, muenster 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +108.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +485.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +174.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +125.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +119.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +17.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5875% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +187.1% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +469.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4899% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +792.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +49.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4157.1% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +500% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +56.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 12mg | 717mg | 71% |
Saturated fat | 8.443g | 19.113g | 49% |
Phosphorus | 163mg | 468mg | 44% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | 0.056mg | 34% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.149mg | 0.103mg | 32% |
Vitamin A | 7µg | 298µg | 32% |
Zinc | 6.34mg | 2.81mg | 32% |
Selenium | 31.8µg | 14.5µg | 31% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.2µg | 1.47µg | 30% |
Iron | 2.4mg | 0.41mg | 25% |
Sodium | 58mg | 628mg | 25% |
Fats | 19.02g | 30.04g | 17% |
Copper | 0.085mg | 0.031mg | 6% |
Cholesterol | 78mg | 96mg | 6% |
Calories | 271kcal | 368kcal | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.013mg | 5% |
Potassium | 279mg | 134mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.19mg | 4% | |
Choline | 15.4mg | 3% | |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 0.6µg | 3% |
Protein | 24.85g | 23.41g | 3% |
Vitamin D | 6IU | 22IU | 2% |
Folate | 6µg | 12µg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.26mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.896g | 0.661g | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 9.171g | 8.711g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 0.32mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 2.5µg | 1% |
Magnesium | 23mg | 27mg | 1% |
Carbs | 0g | 1.12g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0g | 1.12g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 1.12g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.008mg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0.327mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.171mg | 0.888mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 1.145mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.142mg | 2.26mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.38mg | 2.139mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.672mg | 0.569mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 1.24mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.242mg | 1.482mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.931mg | 0.829mg | 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
Protein:
24.85 g
Fats:
19.02 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
55.59 g
Other:
0.54 g
Protein:
23.41 g
Fats:
30.04 g
Carbs:
1.12 g
Water:
41.77 g
Other:
3.66 g
Contains more WaterWater | +33.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +57.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +577.8% |
~equal in
Protein
~23.41g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.896 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.661 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -55.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +35.6% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~8.711g