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Veal vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between veal and porterhouse steak

  • Veal has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B5; however, porterhouse steak has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, and zinc.
  • Porterhouse steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 38% more.
  • Veal has 4 times more vitamin B5 than porterhouse steak. Veal has 1.16mg of vitamin B5, while porterhouse steak has 0.314mg.
  • Porterhouse steak is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.1% 26% 110% 43% 124% 83% 8.5% 2% 107%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.3%
Contains more IronIron +197%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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.
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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% 3.6% 0% 25% 53% 79% 19% 84% 273% 0% 5.3% 50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +269.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +71.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.365mg
~equal in Choline ~91.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Porterhouse steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 2.18µg 38%
Iron 0.99mg 2.94mg 24%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 4.21mg 24%
Saturated fat 3.04g 7.271g 19%
Fats 7.56g 19.27g 18%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.314mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 8.65g 15%
Cholesterol 103mg 67mg 12%
Selenium 13.7µg 19.6µg 11%
Zinc 3.87mg 4.56mg 6%
Calories 172kcal 276kcal 5%
Phosphorus 217mg 193mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.228mg 3%
Copper 0.103mg 0.13mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.099mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.365mg 2%
Sodium 83mg 65mg 1%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.69g 1%
Calcium 17mg 7mg 1%
Choline 95mg 91.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Potassium 337mg 299mg 1%
Protein 24.38g 23.96g 1%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.015mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 22mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.259mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 1.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 1.228mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 2.105mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 2.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.676mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 1.033mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 1.288mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.775mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
24% 19% 55% 2%
Protein: 23.96 g
Fats: 19.27 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 54.66 g
Other: 2.11 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.1%
Contains more FatsFats +154.9%
Contains more OtherOther +62.3%
~equal in Protein ~23.96g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
44% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.271 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.65 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.69 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +204.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.5%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients
  2. Porterhouse steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169459/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.