Frankfurter vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between frankfurter and flank steak

Frankfurter has more fats; however, flank steak is richer in protein, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B12, and choline.
Frankfurter covers your daily sodium needs 41% more than flank steak.
Flank steak has 3 times less fats than frankfurter. Frankfurter has 28.3g of fats, while flank steak has 8.23g.
Flank steak contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Frankfurter, beef, unheated and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Frankfurter

Flank steak

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+133.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more IronIron	+45%
Contains more CopperCopper	+49.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+141.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+185.4%

~equal in Potassium ~339mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Frankfurter

Flank steak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+209.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+263.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+213%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	992mg	56mg	41%
Selenium	10.3µg	29.4µg	35%
Saturated fat	10.979g	3.395g	34%
Protein	11.16g	27.66g	33%
Vitamin B3	2.028mg	7.363mg	33%
Fats	28.3g	8.23g	31%
Vitamin B6	0.185mg	0.579mg	30%
Zinc	2.03mg	4.9mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	12.048g	3.317g	22%
Vitamin B5		0.545mg	11%
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	1.63µg	10%
Choline	48.6mg	105.4mg	10%
Cholesterol	55mg	79mg	8%
Phosphorus	152mg	210mg	8%
Iron	1.2mg	1.74mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.043mg	0.133mg	7%
Calories	316kcal	192kcal	6%
Vitamin D*	36 IU		5%
Vitamin D	0.9µg		5%
Vitamin B1	0.018mg	0.075mg	5%
Magnesium	9mg	23mg	3%
Copper	0.055mg	0.082mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.765g	0.322g	3%
Carbs	3.36g	0g	1%
Calcium	12mg	20mg	1%
Potassium	316mg	339mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	0.38mg	1%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.009mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.5g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	283kcal	69kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	52g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	3.36g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.31g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.4µg	0%
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.182mg	0%
Threonine	0.519mg	1.105mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.58mg	1.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.994mg	2.201mg	0%
Lysine	1.055mg	2.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.319mg	0.72mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.487mg	1.093mg	0%
Valine	0.608mg	1.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.362mg	0.883mg	0%