Beef ribs vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef ribs and lamb ribs?

Beef ribs are higher in zinc, vitamin B6, and iron, yet lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat.
Beef ribs' daily need coverage for zinc is 21% more.
Beef ribs have 2 times more vitamin B6 than lamb ribs. While beef ribs have 0.23mg of vitamin B6, lamb ribs has only 0.11mg.

We used Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef ribs

Lamb ribs

Contains more IronIron	+45.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+65%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Potassium ~271mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

~equal in Selenium ~21.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef ribs

Lamb ribs

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+109.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.23µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	5.76mg	3.49mg	21%
Vitamin B3	3.64mg	6.75mg	19%
Iron	2.33mg	1.6mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.11mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	2.17g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.37mg	0.63mg	5%
Cholesterol	85mg	97mg	4%
Vitamin B12	2.33µg	2.23µg	4%
Copper	0.088mg	0.115mg	3%
Protein	22.8g	21.12g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.09mg	2%
Saturated fat	12.29g	12.77g	2%
Folate	7µg	15µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.21mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	13.04g	12.52g	1%
Calories	372kcal	359kcal	1%
Selenium	21.2µg	21.8µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Phosphorus	172mg	166mg	1%
Potassium	290mg	271mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	22mg	1%
Fats	30.49g	29.82g	1%
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sodium	64mg	73mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.255mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	0.996mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.025mg	1.019mg	0%
Leucine	1.802mg	1.642mg	0%
Lysine	1.897mg	1.865mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.542mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.89mg	0.86mg	0%
Valine	1.109mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.781mg	0.669mg	0%