Steak vs Brisket: The Healthier Choice

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Steak - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Steak - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Brisket vs Steak: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gSteakBrisket
Calories271 157
Fat19.02 g7.37 g
Protein24.85 g20.72 g
Water55.59 g70.29 g
Calcium12 mg5 mg
Iron2.4 mg1.92 mg
Magnessium23 mg23 mg
Potassium279 mg330 mg
Sodium58 mg79 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.074 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.301 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)5.149 mg3.94 mg
Vitaminium B60.5 mg0.42 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.006 mg0.007 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 mg0.001 mg

More Calories in Steak

At first glance, you can see that in steak is much more calories than in brisket.

Steak has 271 kcal per 100g and brisket 157 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 73%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in steak cames from fat and in brisket from protein.

See tables below to compare steak with brisket in details.

Steak And Brisket Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    steak - 73% more than brisket
  • Fat:
    steak - 158% more than brisket
  • Protein:
    steak - 20% more than brisket
  • Water:
    brisket - 26% more than steak

More protein in steak

It is aslo easy to see see that in steak is more protein than in brisket.

There is 20.72g per 100g of brisket and 24.85g per 100g of steak so using simple math we can see that difference is about 20%.

More fat in steak

In steak is more fats than in brisket.

The tables above show us that there is 7.37g/100g of fats in brisket and 19.02g/100g in steak. In this case difference is about 158%.

Steak

271kcal
  • Calories271
  • Fat19.02 g
  • Protein24.85 g
  • Water55.59 g
Steak calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 37% PROTEIN
  • 63% FAT

Brisket

157kcal
  • Calories157
  • Fat7.37 g
  • Protein20.72 g
  • Water70.29 g
Brisket calories per:
100g
| ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 55% PROTEIN
  • 44% FAT

Vitamins: brisket vs steak

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    brisket - 35% more than steak
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    steak - 77% more than brisket
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    steak - 31% more than brisket
  • Vitaminium B6:
    steak - 19% more than brisket
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    brisket - 17% more than steak
  • Vitaminium K:
    steak - 100% more than brisket

Minerals: steak vs brisket

  • Calcium:
    steak - 140% more than brisket
  • Iron:
    steak - 25% more than brisket
  • Magnessium:
    brisket - 0% more than steak
  • Potassium:
    brisket - 18% more than steak
  • Sodium:
    brisket - 36% more than steak
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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