Lamb vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb and flank steak

Lamb has more vitamin B12, fats, and vitamin B2; however, flank steak is richer in vitamin B6, protein, and selenium.
Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 38% more than flank steak.
Flank steak has 3 times less saturated fat than lamb. Lamb has 8.83g of saturated fat, while flank steak has 3.395g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked 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.

Lamb

Flank steak

Contains more CopperCopper	+45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Potassium ~339mg

~equal in Iron ~1.74mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.9mg

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.

Lamb

Flank steak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+88%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+228.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+345.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	1.63µg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.579mg	35%
Saturated fat	8.83g	3.395g	25%
Fats	20.94g	8.23g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	3.317g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.133mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	0.322g	8%
Protein	24.52g	27.66g	6%
Cholesterol	97mg	79mg	6%
Calories	294kcal	192kcal	5%
Selenium	26.4µg	29.4µg	5%
Copper	0.119mg	0.082mg	4%
Zinc	4.46mg	4.9mg	4%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	7.363mg	4%
Phosphorus	188mg	210mg	3%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	1.4µg	3%
Iron	1.88mg	1.74mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.075mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.545mg	2%
Folate	18µg	9µg	2%
Choline	93.7mg	105.4mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Potassium	310mg	339mg	1%
Sodium	72mg	56mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.009mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	69kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	52g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	20mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.182mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	1.105mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	1.259mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	2.201mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	2.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.72mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	1.093mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	1.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.883mg	0%