Beef ribs vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef ribs and turkey breast?

Beef ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2, yet turkey breast is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat.
Beef ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 80% more.
Beef ribs have 6 times more saturated fat than turkey breast. While beef ribs have 12.29g of saturated fat, turkey breast has only 1.91g.

We used Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw 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

Turkey breast

Contains more IronIron	+94.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+18.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+266.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+38.5%

~equal in Potassium ~275mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~186mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.4µg

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

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+454.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+108.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.33µg	0.42µg	80%
Saturated fat	12.29g	1.91g	47%
Zinc	5.76mg	1.57mg	38%
Fats	30.49g	7.02g	36%
Monounsaturated fat	13.04g	2.66g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.48mg	19%
Iron	2.33mg	1.2mg	14%
Calories	372kcal	157kcal	11%
Vitamin B3	3.64mg	5.2mg	10%
Cholesterol	85mg	65mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.115mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.37mg	0.621mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	1.66g	4%
Selenium	21.2µg	22.4µg	2%
Phosphorus	172mg	186mg	2%
Protein	22.8g	21.89g	2%
Copper	0.088mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.058mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	24mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	13mg	0%
Potassium	290mg	275mg	0%
Sodium	64mg	59mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.018mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.255mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	0.996mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.025mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.802mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	1.897mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.89mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	1.109mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.781mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.01g	N/A