Beefsteak vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beefsteak and short ribs

Beefsteak has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, short ribs have more vitamin B12, fats, and iron.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 59% more.
Beefsteak has 3 times more vitamin B3 than short ribs. Beefsteak has 6.978mg of vitamin B3, while short ribs have 2.452mg.
Beefsteak is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Beefsteak

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.5%

Contains more IronIron	+41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.4%

~equal in Zinc ~4.88mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Beefsteak

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+165.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.951g	17.8g	54%
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	2.62µg	52%
Fats	15.11g	41.98g	41%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	18.88g	31%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	2.452mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.22mg	28%
Selenium	28.8µg	20.8µg	15%
Calories	250kcal	471kcal	11%
Protein	26.72g	21.57g	10%
Iron	1.63mg	2.31mg	9%
Phosphorus	213mg	162mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	0.252mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	1.53g	6%
Cholesterol	79mg	94mg	5%
Vitamin D		0.7µg	4%
Choline	101.8mg	82.2mg	4%
Vitamin D*		27 IU	3%
Potassium	340mg	224mg	3%
Copper	0.073mg	0.099mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.05mg	2%
Calcium	22mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.15mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	218kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.1	N/A
Zinc	4.85mg	4.88mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	50mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.013mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.016g	N/A