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Steak vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between steak and spätzle?

  • Steak is richer than spätzle in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% more.
  • Steak has 20 times more saturated fat than spätzle. While steak has 8.443g of saturated fat, spätzle has only 0.419g.

We used Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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
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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +634.2%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +875.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Calcium ~12mg

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
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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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1405%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1187.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +987%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Spätzle DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 0.09µg 88%
Zinc 6.34mg 0.65mg 52%
Protein 24.85g 4.54g 41%
Saturated fat 8.443g 0.419g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.046mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 0.4mg 30%
Fats 19.02g 2.07g 26%
Iron 2.4mg 0.6mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.02mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 0.581g 21%
Cholesterol 78mg 29mg 16%
Selenium 31.8µg 23.9µg 14%
Manganese 0.315mg 14%
Phosphorus 163mg 76mg 12%
Carbs 0g 25.16g 8%
Calories 271kcal 138kcal 7%
Potassium 279mg 38mg 7%
Sodium 58mg 165mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 5%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.03mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 0.552g 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Copper 0.085mg 0.098mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 23.96g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 6µg 0%
Folate 6µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 0.121mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Steak
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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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +447.4%
Contains more FatsFats +818.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +21.8%
~equal in Other ~0.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Steak
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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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1478.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.