Buckwheat vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are buckwheat and short ribs different?

Buckwheat is richer in manganese, while short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B6.
Short ribs cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 109% more than buckwheat.
Buckwheat contains 31 times more manganese than short ribs. Buckwheat contains 0.403mg of manganese, while short ribs contain 0.013mg.
Buckwheat is lower in saturated fat.
Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index (51) than short ribs (0).

Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised types were 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.

Buckwheat

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+240%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3000%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+154.5%
Contains more IronIron	+188.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+131.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+845.5%

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.

Buckwheat

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+180%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+222.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+26.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+309%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.62µg	109%
Saturated fat	0.134g	17.8g	80%
Fats	0.62g	41.98g	64%
Monounsaturated fat	0.188g	18.88g	47%
Zinc	0.61mg	4.88mg	39%
Protein	3.38g	21.57g	36%
Selenium	2.2µg	20.8µg	34%
Cholesterol	0mg	94mg	31%
Iron	0.8mg	2.31mg	19%
Calories	92kcal	471kcal	19%
Manganese	0.403mg	0.013mg	17%
Phosphorus	70mg	162mg	13%
Choline	20.1mg	82.2mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.22mg	11%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.15mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.188g	1.53g	9%
Vitamin B3	0.94mg	2.452mg	9%
Magnesium	51mg	15mg	9%
Carbs	19.94g	0g	7%
Copper	0.146mg	0.099mg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Potassium	88mg	224mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	27IU	3%
Sodium	4mg	50mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.359mg	0.252mg	2%
Folate	14µg	5µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.29mg	1%
Calcium	7mg	12mg	1%
Net carbs	17.24g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.9g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.9µg	2.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.129mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.127mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	0.212mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.172mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.044mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.079mg	0.688mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g		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