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Beef flank steak, cooked
Beef flank steak, cooked3
VS
Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked
Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked3

Dead heat · 6 categories decided · 4 ties

Beef flank steak, cooked: 100 g · Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 3 of 6 match-ups.

Pick Beef flank steak, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Pick Ground beef, 85% lean, cooked for more potassium, more calcium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar, magnesium and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    202 kcal
    232 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN27.55 g
    24.62 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    9.31 g
    14.02 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN3.84 g
    5.33 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN53 mg
    79 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    326 mg
    349 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    18 mg
    20 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.8 mg
    2.68 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    22 mg
    22 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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