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Steak vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between steak and soft serve

  • Steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, soft serve is higher in calcium and vitamin A.
  • Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 71% more than soft serve.
  • Steak has 54 times more vitamin B3 than soft serve. While steak has 5.149mg of vitamin B3, soft serve has only 0.095mg.
  • The glycemic index of soft serve is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.6%
Contains more IronIron +1042.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1119.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +960%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +991.7%
~equal in Sodium ~61mg

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
6
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5320%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +941.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +340%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2214.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 0.5µg 71%
Zinc 6.34mg 0.52mg 53%
Selenium 31.8µg 3µg 52%
Protein 24.85g 4.1g 42%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.048mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 0.095mg 32%
Iron 2.4mg 0.21mg 27%
Vitamin A 7µg 162µg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 3.49g 14%
Calcium 12mg 131mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.182mg 9%
Fats 19.02g 13g 9%
Carbs 0g 22.2g 7%
Phosphorus 163mg 116mg 7%
Copper 0.085mg 0.03mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Saturated fat 8.443g 7.46g 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Cholesterol 78mg 91mg 4%
Potassium 279mg 177mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin D 6IU 29IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.7µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 0.46g 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Calories 271kcal 222kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.049mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Folate 6µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.16g N/A
Sodium 58mg 61mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 0.099mg 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
2
25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +506.1%
Contains more FatsFats +46.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
~equal in Water ~59.8g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +162.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.6%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.