Beef shank, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 2 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Beef shank, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef flank steak, cooked for less sodium.
Pick Beef shank, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy202 kcal201 kcal
- Proteinmore is better27.55 g33.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat9.31 g6.36 g
- Saturated fatless is better3.84 g2.29 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN53 mg64 mg
- Potassiummore is better326 mg447 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better18 mg32 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.8 mg3.86 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better22 mg30 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
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.

