Veal vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between veal and steak

Veal has more vitamin B3 and phosphorus; however, steak is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, fats, iron, and vitamin B6.
Steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 39% more than veal.
Steak has 2 times less vitamin B3 than veal. Veal has 8.03mg of vitamin B3, while steak has 5.149mg.
Steak contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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

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.

Veal

Steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+142.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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.

Veal

Steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+73.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	2.2µg	39%
Selenium	13.7µg	31.8µg	33%
Saturated fat	3.04g	8.443g	25%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg		23%
Zinc	3.87mg	6.34mg	22%
Fats	7.56g	19.02g	18%
Iron	0.99mg	2.4mg	18%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	5.149mg	18%
Choline	95mg		17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	9.171g	16%
Cholesterol	103mg	78mg	8%
Phosphorus	217mg	163mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.5mg	8%
Calories	172kcal	271kcal	5%
Potassium	337mg	279mg	2%
Copper	0.103mg	0.085mg	2%
Manganese	0.035mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.301mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	0.896g	2%
Protein	24.38g	24.85g	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	6 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Calcium	17mg	12mg	1%
Sodium	83mg	58mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg		1%
Folate	11µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	9.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	109kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.2	N/A
Magnesium	24mg	23mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.074mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.065mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.931mg	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