First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Skirt steak | Swiss cheese |
Nutrient | skirt steak | swiss cheese |
Protein | 26g | 15g |
Carbohydrate | 0g | 1g |
Fiber | 0g | 0g |
Fat | 10g | 15g |
Monounsat. Fat | 5g | 15g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 4g | 10g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | skirt steak | swiss cheese |
Choline | 23% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 22% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 1% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 0% |
Swiss cheese have significantly more Vitamins A than skirt steak. Skirt steak are a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B6. Skirt steak are a great source of Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron. Skirt steak are an excellent source of Vitamin B12. Swiss cheese are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Zinc. Swiss cheese are a great source of Calcium, Phosphorus.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | skirt steak | swiss cheese |
Vitamin B1 | 9% | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 17% | 15% |
Vitamin B3 | 31% | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0% | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 29% | 2% |
Vitamin B12 | 185% | 37% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | skirt steak | swiss cheese |
Sodium | 5% | 27% |
Potasium | 8% | 4% |
Calcium | 2% | 92% |
Magnesium | 7% | 5% |
Phosphorus | 40% | 56% |
Iron | 46% | 6% |
Manganese | 0% | 0% |
Selenium | 43% | 21% |
Copper | 9% | 2% |
Zinc | 77% | 23% |