Beef ribs vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef ribs and roast beef different?

Beef ribs are higher in zinc, vitamin B12, and selenium; however, roast beef is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, potassium, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for beef ribs is 55% higher.
Beef ribs contain 2 times more zinc than roast beef. While beef ribs contain 5.76mg of zinc, roast beef contains only 3.2mg.
Roast beef has less saturated fat.

Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced 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.

Beef ribs

Roast beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+13.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+123.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Copper ~0.086mg

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+62.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.29g	1.318g	50%
Fats	30.49g	3.69g	41%
Sodium	64mg	853mg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	13.04g	1.521g	29%
Zinc	5.76mg	3.2mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.46mg	18%
Calories	372kcal	115kcal	13%
Vitamin B3	3.64mg	5.581mg	12%
Selenium	21.2µg	14.7µg	12%
Vitamin B12	2.33µg	2.04µg	12%
Cholesterol	85mg	51mg	11%
Potassium	290mg	647mg	11%
Phosphorus	172mg	242mg	10%
Protein	22.8g	18.62g	8%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	0.27g	5%
Iron	2.33mg	2.05mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.37mg	0.566mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.49mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.043mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.213mg	2%
Calcium	10mg	5mg	1%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sugar		0.29g	N/A
Copper	0.088mg	0.086mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.015mg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A