Beef vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between beef and short ribs

Beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, and selenium, yet short ribs are higher in zinc.
Short ribs cover your daily saturated fat needs 76% more than beef.
Beef contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than short ribs. While beef contains 0.669mg of vitamin B6, short ribs contain only 0.22mg.
The amount of saturated fat in beef is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised.

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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

Short ribs

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+31.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.1%

Contains more ZincZinc	+31.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

~equal in Calcium ~12mg

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

~equal in Sodium ~50mg

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

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+134.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+204.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~82.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.595g	17.8g	69%
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	2.62µg	66%
Fats	6.54g	41.98g	55%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	18.88g	40%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.22mg	35%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	2.452mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.15mg	19%
Calories	169kcal	471kcal	15%
Phosphorus	259mg	162mg	14%
Protein	27.55g	21.57g	12%
Zinc	3.7mg	4.88mg	11%
Iron	3.04mg	2.31mg	9%
Selenium	25.4µg	20.8µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1.53g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.252mg	5%
Potassium	352mg	224mg	4%
Cholesterol	85mg	94mg	3%
Vitamin D	3IU	27IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.7µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.05mg	2%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Choline	75.6mg	82.2mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	15mg	0%
Calcium	13mg	12mg	0%
Copper	0.097mg	0.099mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	50mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.29mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.013mg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.016g	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