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Walnut vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between walnut and steak

  • Walnut has more copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and folate; however, steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 167% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, walnuts, english 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.
Walnut
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Steak
2
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 +587%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +716.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.1%
Contains more IronIron +21.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1765.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +549%

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.
Walnut
7
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Steak
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +68.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +357.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Steak DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0.896g 309%
Copper 1.586mg 0.085mg 167%
Manganese 3.414mg 148%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.2µg 92%
Fats 65.21g 19.02g 71%
Selenium 4.9µg 31.8µg 49%
Magnesium 158mg 23mg 32%
Zinc 3.09mg 6.34mg 30%
Fiber 6.7g 0g 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 78mg 26%
Phosphorus 346mg 163mg 26%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 5.149mg 25%
Folate 98µg 6µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.074mg 22%
Protein 15.23g 24.85g 19%
Calories 654kcal 271kcal 19%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.301mg 12%
Saturated fat 6.126g 8.443g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 11%
Calcium 98mg 12mg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Iron 2.91mg 2.4mg 6%
Potassium 441mg 279mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Carbs 13.71g 0g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.5mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 6IU 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1.6µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 9.171g 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 0g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.931mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Steak
2
25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +242.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +229.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1265.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Steak
1
46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5165%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~9.171g

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.

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