Hamburger vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hamburgers and short ribs different?

Hamburgers are richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, calcium, and manganese, while short ribs are higher in vitamin B12 and zinc.
Short ribs cover your daily need for saturated fat, 64% more than hamburgers.
Hamburgers contain 17 times more manganese than short ribs. Hamburgers contain 0.217mg of manganese, while short ribs contain 0.013mg.
Short ribs are lower in sodium.
Hamburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than short ribs (0).

Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain 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.

Hamburger

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+750%
Contains more IronIron	+24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1569.2%

Contains more ZincZinc	+70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.9%

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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.

Hamburger

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+334%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1020%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+81.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.096g	17.8g	58%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	2.62µg	49%
Fats	14.36g	41.98g	42%
Selenium		20.8µg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	18.88g	33%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	2.452mg	18%
Zinc	2.87mg	4.88mg	18%
Cholesterol	47mg	94mg	16%
Sodium	414mg	50mg	16%
Choline		82.2mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.05mg	14%
Folate	56µg	5µg	13%
Protein	17.08g	21.57g	9%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.013mg	9%
Calories	295kcal	471kcal	9%
Calcium	102mg	12mg	9%
Carbs	24.1g	0g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	1.53g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.15mg	8%
Iron	2.88mg	2.31mg	7%
Phosphorus	136mg	162mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.7µg	4%
Fiber	0.9g	0g	4%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Vitamin D		27IU	3%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.252mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.22mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	15mg	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.099mg	1%
Net carbs	23.2g	0g	N/A
Potassium	226mg	224mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.016g	N/A