Ground beef vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground beef and short ribs

Ground beef has more vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B5; however, short ribs are higher in fats and vitamin B12.
Short ribs cover your daily need for saturated fat 59% more than ground beef.
Ground beef has 3 times more calcium than short ribs. While ground beef has 33mg of calcium, short ribs have only 12mg.
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 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.

Ground beef

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.7%

Contains more CopperCopper	+25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.4%

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

~equal in Iron ~2.31mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~162mg

~equal in Selenium ~20.8µg

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.

Ground beef

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.62µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	6.073g	17.8g	53%
Fats	15.37g	41.98g	41%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	18.88g	29%
Calories	241kcal	471kcal	12%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	2.452mg	10%
Zinc	5.84mg	4.88mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.22mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	1.53g	7%
Protein	23.87g	21.57g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.252mg	5%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	2.62µg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	27 IU	3%
Selenium	19.1µg	20.8µg	3%
Cholesterol	88mg	94mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	12mg	2%
Copper	0.079mg	0.099mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.15mg	2%
Choline	73.2mg	82.2mg	2%
Potassium	241mg	224mg	1%
Iron	2.27mg	2.31mg	1%
Phosphorus	166mg	162mg	1%
Sodium	73mg	50mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.29mg	1%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.9g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	101kcal	218kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.1	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.05mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	2.4µg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	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
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A