Beef vs. Beef ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beef and beef ribs

Beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, and selenium; however, beef ribs are higher in zinc.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 78% more than beef ribs.
Beef has 3 times more vitamin B6 than beef ribs. While beef has 0.669mg of vitamin B6, beef ribs have only 0.23mg.
Beef has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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

Beef ribs

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.4%
Contains more IronIron	+30.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.088mg

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

Beef ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	2.33µg	78%
Saturated fat	2.595g	12.29g	44%
Fats	6.54g	30.49g	37%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.23mg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	13.04g	26%
Zinc	3.7mg	5.76mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.19mg	16%
Choline	75.6mg		14%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	3.64mg	13%
Phosphorus	259mg	172mg	12%
Protein	27.55g	22.8g	10%
Calories	169kcal	372kcal	10%
Iron	3.04mg	2.33mg	9%
Selenium	25.4µg	21.2µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1.05g	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.37mg	2%
Potassium	352mg	290mg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Copper	0.097mg	0.088mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Cholesterol	85mg	85mg	0%
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Calcium	13mg	10mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	64mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.07mg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.255mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.996mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.025mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.802mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.897mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.584mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.89mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.109mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.781mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A