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Ground beef vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground beef and pork spare ribs

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, pork spare ribs are higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin D, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 88% more than pork spare ribs.
  • Ground beef has 2 times more iron than pork spare ribs. While ground beef has 2.27mg of iron, pork spare ribs have only 0.91mg.
  • Ground beef has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.5% 21% 34% 27% 68% 60% 11% 1.3% 120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +149.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -9.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg
~equal in Potassium ~242mg
~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 7.4% 35% 80% 58% 87% 38% 132% 48% 0% 0% 33%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +555.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +525.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Pork spare ribs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.38µg 88%
Zinc 5.84mg 2.5mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 3.953g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.319mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.574mg 20%
Iron 2.27mg 0.91mg 17%
Protein 23.87g 15.47g 17%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.3µg 12%
Fats 15.37g 23.4g 12%
Vitamin D 2IU 91IU 11%
Saturated fat 6.073g 7.529g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.251mg 6%
Selenium 19.1µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.662mg 4%
Phosphorus 166mg 141mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 8.542g 3%
Cholesterol 88mg 80mg 3%
Choline 73.2mg 59.7mg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Calories 241kcal 277kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.625mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.37mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 15mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 16mg 0%
Potassium 241mg 242mg 0%
Copper 0.079mg 0.08mg 0%
Sodium 73mg 81mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0.222g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.163mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.695mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.761mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.318mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.435mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.426mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.65mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.668mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
15% 23% 60%
Protein: 15.47 g
Fats: 23.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.75 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.3%
Contains more OtherOther +73.2%
Contains more FatsFats +52.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~59.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
38% 43% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.953 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +868.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Pork spare ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167853/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.