Steak vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are steak and taco different?

Steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and iron; however, taco is richer in fiber.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for steak is 53% higher.
Steak contains 6 times more vitamin B6 than taco. While steak contains 0.5mg of vitamin B6, taco contains only 0.09mg.
Taco has less cholesterol.
Steak has a lower glycemic index (0) than taco (39).

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell 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

Taco

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.5%
Contains more IronIron	+101.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+262.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+245.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+641.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~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

Taco

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+401.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+212.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+136.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+856.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+216.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	0.93µg	53%
Zinc	6.34mg	1.75mg	42%
Selenium	31.8µg	9.2µg	41%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.09mg	32%
Protein	24.85g	8.86g	32%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	1.65mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.06mg	19%
Saturated fat	8.443g	4.384g	18%
Cholesterol	78mg	28mg	17%
Fiber	0g	3.9g	16%
Sodium	58mg	397mg	15%
Iron	2.4mg	1.19mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	3.042g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	4.411g	12%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	15.3µg	11%
Manganese		0.249mg	11%
Fats	19.02g	12.7g	10%
Calcium	12mg	89mg	8%
Carbs	0g	19.85g	7%
Choline		32mg	6%
Starch		14.78g	6%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Folate	6µg	19µg	3%
Calories	271kcal	226kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.05mg	2%
Phosphorus	163mg	178mg	2%
Potassium	279mg	209mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin A	7µg	20µg	1%
Copper	0.085mg	0.077mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	15.95g	N/A
Vitamin D	6IU	4IU	0%
Sugar	0g	0.9g	N/A
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.467g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg		0%
Threonine	1.171mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg		0%
Leucine	2.142mg		0%
Lysine	2.38mg		0%
Methionine	0.672mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg		0%
Valine	1.242mg		0%
Histidine	0.931mg		0%
Fructose		0.3g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.708g	N/A