Steak vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between steak and summer sausage

Steak is higher in selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, yet summer sausage is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin A.
Summer sausage covers your daily sodium needs 62% more than steak.
Steak contains 4 times more selenium than summer sausage. While steak contains 31.8µg of selenium, summer sausage contains only 7.5µg.
The amount of saturated fat in steak is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese.

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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

Summer sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+324%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+575%

~equal in Iron ~2.26mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+27.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3114.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+236.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	58mg	1483mg	62%
Selenium	31.8µg	7.5µg	44%
Zinc	6.34mg	2.25mg	37%
Fats	19.02g	37.91g	29%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.13mg	28%
Vitamin A	7µg	225µg	24%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.73µg	20%
Vitamin B5		0.76mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.249mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	3.02g	14%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	2.9mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.16mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	13.68g	11%
Protein	24.85g	19.43g	11%
Saturated fat	8.443g	10.47g	9%
Calories	271kcal	426kcal	8%
Calcium	12mg	81mg	7%
Cholesterol	78mg	89mg	4%
Phosphorus	163mg	178mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	13mg	2%
Copper	0.085mg	0.07mg	2%
Iron	2.4mg	2.26mg	2%
Potassium	279mg	206mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Vitamin D	6IU	12IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.82g	1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Manganese		0.032mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.3µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.62g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.47mg	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