Cheeseburger vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheeseburgers and short ribs?

Cheeseburgers are higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese; however, short ribs are richer in vitamin B12 and zinc.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% more.
Short ribs contain 24 times less manganese than cheeseburgers. Cheeseburgers contain 0.316mg of manganese, while short ribs contain 0.013mg.
Short ribs have less sodium.
Short ribs have a lower glycemic index (0) than cheeseburgers (66).

We used Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised 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.

Cheeseburger

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+891.7%
Contains more IronIron	+17.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2330.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~162mg

~equal in Selenium ~20.8µg

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.

Cheeseburger

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+486%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+142%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+244.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+184.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	2.62µg	78%
Saturated fat	6.473g	17.8g	51%
Fats	14.72g	41.98g	42%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	18.88g	34%
Zinc	2.49mg	4.88mg	22%
Sodium	515mg	50mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.05mg	20%
Cholesterol	43mg	94mg	17%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	2.452mg	17%
Folate	70µg	5µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.15mg	16%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.013mg	13%
Calcium	119mg	12mg	11%
Choline	28.9mg	82.2mg	10%
Protein	16.51g	21.57g	10%
Carbs	28.03g	0g	9%
Calories	308kcal	471kcal	8%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Vitamin A	50µg	0µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.252mg	6%
Iron	2.71mg	2.31mg	5%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.7µg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	15mg	3%
Vitamin D	2IU	27IU	3%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.29mg	2%
Selenium	19.6µg	20.8µg	2%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	1.53g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.22mg	1%
Copper	0.111mg	0.099mg	1%
Potassium	196mg	224mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	0g	N/A
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	161mg	162mg	0%
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A