Swiss cheese vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Swiss cheese and steak?

Swiss cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A, yet steak is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, and potassium.
Swiss cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 88% more.
Swiss cheese has 42 times more vitamin A than steak. While Swiss cheese has 1047IU of vitamin A, steak has only 25IU.
The amount of saturated fat in steak is lower.
The glycemic index of steak is lower.

We used Cheese, swiss and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.

Swiss cheese

Steak

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

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

~equal in Selenium ~31.8µg

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.

Swiss cheese

Steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4014.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.301mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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