Butter vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between butter and steak

Butter has more vitamin A; however, steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 210% more.
Butter has 100 times more vitamin A than steak. Butter has 2499 IU of vitamin A, while steak has 25 IU.
Steak is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Butter, without salt 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.

Butter

Steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1062.5%
Contains more IronIron	+11900%
Contains more CopperCopper	+431.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+6944.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+579.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3080%

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.

Butter

Steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+9671.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+337.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+785.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12159.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1194.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	8.443g	191%
Fats	81.11g	19.02g	96%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	2.2µg	85%
Vitamin A	684µg	7µg	75%
Zinc	0.09mg	6.34mg	57%
Selenium	1µg	31.8µg	56%
Protein	0.85g	24.85g	48%
Cholesterol	215mg	78mg	46%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.5mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	9.171g	36%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	5.149mg	32%
Iron	0.02mg	2.4mg	30%
Calories	717kcal	271kcal	22%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.301mg	21%
Phosphorus	24mg	163mg	20%
Vitamin E	2.32mg		15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.896g	14%
Potassium	24mg	279mg	8%
Copper	0.016mg	0.085mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.074mg	6%
Magnesium	2mg	23mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.6µg	5%
Choline	18.8mg		3%
Sodium	11mg	58mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg		2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	6 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Calcium	24mg	12mg	1%
Folate	3µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	9.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	109kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg		0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A