Steak vs. Powdered milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are steak and powdered milk different?

Steak is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and iron; however, powdered milk is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for calcium for powdered milk is 90% higher.
Steak contains 8 times more vitamin B3 than powdered milk. While steak contains 5.149mg of vitamin B3, powdered milk contains only 0.646mg.
Steak has less saturated fat.
Steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than powdered milk (32).

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D are the varieties 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

Powdered milk

Contains more IronIron	+410.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+269.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+376.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+376.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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

Powdered milk

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+697.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3585.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+47.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+37.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+516.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	12mg	912mg	90%
Phosphorus	163mg	776mg	88%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	1.205mg	70%
Vitamin B5		2.271mg	45%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	3.25µg	44%
Saturated fat	8.443g	16.742g	38%
Potassium	279mg	1330mg	31%
Selenium	31.8µg	16.3µg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	0.646mg	28%
Vitamin A	7µg	258µg	28%
Zinc	6.34mg	3.34mg	27%
Iron	2.4mg	0.47mg	24%
Choline		117.4mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.283mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.302mg	15%
Magnesium	23mg	85mg	15%
Sodium	58mg	371mg	14%
Carbs	0g	38.42g	13%
Fats	19.02g	26.71g	12%
Calories	271kcal	496kcal	11%
Vitamin C	0mg	8.6mg	10%
Folate	6µg	37µg	8%
Cholesterol	78mg	97mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Protein	24.85g	26.32g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	7.924g	3%
Manganese		0.04mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.5µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	0.665g	2%
Vitamin D	6IU	20IU	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.2µg	1%
Copper	0.085mg	0.08mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	38.42g	N/A
Sugar	0g	38.42g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.371mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.188mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	1.592mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	2.578mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	2.087mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.66mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	1.271mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	1.762mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.714mg	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