Roast beef vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between roast beef and chuck steak

Roast beef has more potassium and phosphorus, while chuck steak has more zinc, vitamin B12, fats, selenium, and protein.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for zinc 50% more than roast beef.
Roast beef contains 12 times more sodium than chuck steak. While roast beef contains 853mg of sodium, chuck steak contains only 71mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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.

Roast beef

Chuck steak

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+11.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more IronIron	+19.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+87.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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.

Roast beef

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+390%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+48.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	3.2mg	8.68mg	50%
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	3.03µg	41%
Sodium	853mg	71mg	34%
Saturated fat	1.318g	8.66g	33%
Fats	3.69g	19.64g	25%
Selenium	14.7µg	27.5µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	9.457g	20%
Protein	18.62g	24.98g	13%
Cholesterol	51mg	87mg	12%
Potassium	647mg	325mg	9%
Calories	115kcal	277kcal	8%
Phosphorus	242mg	193mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.373mg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	4.663mg	6%
Choline	43.9mg	79mg	6%
Iron	2.05mg	2.45mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg	0.752mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	0.81g	4%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.1mg	3%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.14g	0.619g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.191mg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.017g	0.041g	2%
Vitamin D*	1 IU	5 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	16mg	1%
Copper	0.086mg	0.077mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	111kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.64g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.64g	0g	0%
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	7µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.012mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g	1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.281mg	0%
Threonine		1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.062mg	0%
Leucine		2.009mg	0%
Lysine		2.184mg	0%
Methionine		0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.951mg	0%
Valine		1.129mg	0%
Histidine		0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.007g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g	0.006g	N/A