Lamb leg vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb leg and short ribs different?

Lamb leg is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, short ribs are richer in zinc, iron, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for short ribs is 52% higher.
Lamb leg contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than short ribs. While lamb leg contains 0.69mg of vitamin B5, short ribs contain only 0.252mg.
Lamb leg has less cholesterol.

Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean,, and fat, choice, cooked, braised are the varieties 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.

Lamb leg

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+39.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.7%

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

~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.

Lamb leg

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.62µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	7.43g	17.8g	47%
Fats	17.07g	41.98g	38%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	18.88g	30%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	2.452mg	24%
Choline		82.2mg	15%
Zinc	3.32mg	4.88mg	14%
Calories	230kcal	471kcal	12%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.252mg	9%
Iron	1.66mg	2.31mg	8%
Cholesterol	69mg	94mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.05mg	7%
Protein	17.91g	21.57g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.15mg	6%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.62µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.22mg	5%
Folate	19µg	5µg	4%
Vitamin D		0.7µg	4%
Vitamin D		27IU	3%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.099mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	1.53g	1%
Potassium	249mg	224mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.29mg	1%
Phosphorus	170mg	162mg	1%
Calcium	9mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	50mg	0%
Selenium	20.7µg	20.8µg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.013mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.016g	N/A