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Beef ribs vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between beef ribs and pork belly

  • Beef ribs have more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while pork belly has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Beef ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 62% higher.
  • Pork belly contains 6 times less zinc than beef ribs. Beef ribs contain 5.76mg of zinc, while pork belly contains 1.02mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in beef ribs is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, belly, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 26% 87% 29% 157% 74% 8.3% 1.7% 116%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.8%
Contains more IronIron +348.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +165%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 44% 68% 22% 53% 291% 0% 5.3% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +177.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +465.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef ribs Pork belly DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.33µg 0.84µg 62%
Zinc 5.76mg 1.02mg 43%
Fats 30.49g 53.01g 35%
Saturated fat 12.29g 19.33g 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 5.65g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 13.04g 24.7g 29%
Protein 22.8g 9.34g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.396mg 27%
Selenium 21.2µg 8µg 24%
Iron 2.33mg 0.52mg 23%
Phosphorus 172mg 108mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.13mg 8%
Calories 372kcal 518kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 3.64mg 4.647mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.242mg 4%
Cholesterol 85mg 72mg 4%
Copper 0.088mg 0.052mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 290mg 185mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.37mg 0.256mg 2%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Sodium 64mg 32mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.006mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.255mg 0%
Threonine 0.996mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.025mg 0%
Leucine 1.802mg 0%
Lysine 1.897mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.89mg 0%
Valine 1.109mg 0%
Histidine 0.781mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 46%
Protein: 22.8 g
Fats: 30.49 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 46.1 g
Other: 0.61 g
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +144.1%
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%
Contains more FatsFats +73.9%
Contains more OtherOther +49.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +438.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170619/nutrients
  2. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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