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Truffle vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between truffle and steak

  • Truffle is higher in fiber, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, calcium, and magnesium, yet steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Truffle covers your daily fiber needs 280% more than steak.
  • Truffle contains 13 times more calcium than steak. While truffle contains 159mg of calcium, steak contains only 12mg.
  • The glycemic index of steak is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fungi, Cloud ears, dried and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.3%
Contains more IronIron +145%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +380.3%

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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +393.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +346.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Truffle Steak DV% diff.
Fiber 70.1g 0g 280%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.2µg 92%
Manganese 1.951mg 85%
Zinc 1.32mg 6.34mg 46%
Iron 5.88mg 2.4mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.301mg 42%
Saturated fat 8.443g 38%
Protein 9.25g 24.85g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.5mg 30%
Fats 0.73g 19.02g 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 78mg 26%
Carbs 73.01g 0g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 23%
Selenium 43.4µg 31.8µg 21%
Calcium 159mg 12mg 15%
Potassium 754mg 279mg 14%
Magnesium 83mg 23mg 14%
Copper 0.183mg 0.085mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 10%
Folate 38µg 6µg 8%
Vitamin B3 6.267mg 5.149mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.074mg 5%
Phosphorus 184mg 163mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Calories 284kcal 271kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Sodium 35mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 6IU 1%
Net carbs 2.91g 0g 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%
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
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
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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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +309.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2505.5%
Contains more WaterWater +275.6%

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/nutrients
  2. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/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.