Beef ribs vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are beef ribs and pot roast different?
- Beef ribs are higher in vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat; however, pot roast is richer in selenium and zinc.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for beef ribs is 24% higher.
- Beef ribs contain 2 times more monounsaturated fat than pot roast. While beef ribs contain 13.04g of monounsaturated fat, pot roast contains only 8.175g.
- Pot roast has less saturated fat.
Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised are the varieties used 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +25.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +30% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +60% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +12.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +15.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -26.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +27.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +18.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +12.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +54.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +23% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +28.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 12.29g | 7.548g | 22% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 20% | |
Fats | 30.49g | 19.17g | 17% |
Monounsaturated fat | 13.04g | 8.175g | 12% |
Protein | 22.8g | 28.94g | 12% |
Selenium | 21.2µg | 27µg | 11% |
Cholesterol | 85mg | 116mg | 10% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.33µg | 2.13µg | 8% |
Zinc | 5.76mg | 6.66mg | 8% |
Calories | 372kcal | 297kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.23mg | 0.283mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.37mg | 0.571mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.64mg | 4.105mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 3% | |
Potassium | 290mg | 231mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.05g | 0.708g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 1% | |
Folate | 7µg | 9µg | 1% |
Calcium | 10mg | 16mg | 1% |
Iron | 2.33mg | 2.42mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.088mg | 0.099mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.19mg | 0.171mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.07mg | 0.059mg | 1% |
Sodium | 64mg | 47mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 19mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 172mg | 174mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.013mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.255mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.996mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.025mg | 1.317mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.802mg | 2.302mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.897mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.584mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.89mg | 1.143mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.109mg | 1.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.781mg | 0.924mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +59.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-6200% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +26.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +12.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +59.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +48.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -38.6% |