Steak vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between steak and Swiss cheese?

Steak is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, and potassium, yet Swiss cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
Swiss cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 88% more.
Steak has 80 times more vitamin B3 than Swiss cheese. While steak has 5.149mg of vitamin B3, Swiss cheese has only 0.064mg.
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, swiss 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

Swiss cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+287.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1746.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-69%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+252.1%

~equal in Selenium ~30µg

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

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+572.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+7945.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+604.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4014.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.302mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	12mg	890mg	88%
Phosphorus	163mg	574mg	59%
Saturated fat	8.443g	18.227g	44%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	3.06µg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.071mg	33%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	0.064mg	32%
Vitamin A	7µg	288µg	31%
Iron	2.4mg	0.13mg	28%
Zinc	6.34mg	4.37mg	18%
Fats	19.02g	30.99g	18%
Vitamin B5		0.353mg	7%
Sodium	58mg	187mg	6%
Calories	271kcal	393kcal	6%
Potassium	279mg	72mg	6%
Cholesterol	78mg	93mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.011mg	5%
Copper	0.085mg	0.047mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Protein	24.85g	26.96g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	8.046g	3%
Choline		15.5mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	1.341g	3%
Selenium	31.8µg	30µg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin D	6IU	0IU	1%
Folate	6µg	10µg	1%
Manganese		0.026mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.44g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.44g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.302mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.734g	N/A