What kind've steak am I buying...?

[Tom Treutlein]

"Beef: Round (Top, braise, broil), lean & fat, 1/4" trim" is what I use to calculate my caloric totals from the amounts of steak I eat. I choose that from the list of foods at www.calorieking.com.

My issue is, is that the right thing? The other choice is lean only, not lean & fat 1/4" trim.

What does it mean lean and fat, 1/4" trim?

I'm assuming it means there are trims of fat in the steak? If so, that is what I'm eating, since there are the thick, chewy white slabs (not huge, but they're there) in the steak, right?

I buy "Beef Top Round Steak", at $2.99-$3.29/lb.

There's also "Beef Top Round London Broil" for $4.99/lb.

I'm so lost. I don't get the difference between the two steaks I listed above, and which calculation to use on calorieking for my macros. My main concern is now pointing to saturated fats in the fats of steaks. I'm worried about how much they'll effect me. That and cholestrol.

http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/news/9906/28/red.meat.study/

 

[Ish]

Beef, round, top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, select, raw

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 1 oz
Calories 34.02
Calories from Fat 6.38

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.709g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.244g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0312g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.278g
Cholesterol 16.16mg 5%
Sodium 14.74mg 1%
Potassium 108.58mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 6.46g 13%


That's according to www.fitday.com


For an 8 oz steak of top round :::
Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 8 oz
Calories 272.16
Calories from Fat 51.03

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.67g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.95g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.249g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.22g
Cholesterol 129.28mg 43%
Sodium 117.94mg 5%
Potassium 868.64mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 51.69g 103%

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Why do these sites have vastly different nutrient contents for the food?

Uch, this shit is so fuckin' annoying.

 

[Ish]

http://www.askthemeatman.com/beef_steaks_different_names.htm

 

[Ish]

http://www.askthemeatman.com/beef_nutritional_values.htm