Lamb ribs vs. Beef ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb ribs and beef ribs?

Lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat, yet beef ribs are higher in zinc, vitamin B6, and iron.
Beef ribs' daily need coverage for zinc is 21% more.
Lamb ribs has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than beef ribs. While lamb ribs has 2.17g of polyunsaturated fat, beef ribs have only 1.05g.

We used Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted 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.

Lamb ribs

Beef ribs

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.2%

Contains more IronIron	+45.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+65%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Potassium ~290mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~172mg

~equal in Selenium ~21.2µg

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 ribs

Beef ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.3%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+109.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.33µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	3.49mg	5.76mg	21%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	3.64mg	19%
Iron	1.6mg	2.33mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.23mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	1.05g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.37mg	5%
Cholesterol	97mg	85mg	4%
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	2.33µg	4%
Copper	0.115mg	0.088mg	3%
Protein	21.12g	22.8g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.07mg	2%
Saturated fat	12.77g	12.29g	2%
Folate	15µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.19mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	13.04g	1%
Calories	359kcal	372kcal	1%
Selenium	21.8µg	21.2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Phosphorus	166mg	172mg	1%
Potassium	271mg	290mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	10mg	1%
Fats	29.82g	30.49g	1%
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sodium	73mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.013mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.255mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.996mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg	1.025mg	0%
Leucine	1.642mg	1.802mg	0%
Lysine	1.865mg	1.897mg	0%
Methionine	0.542mg	0.584mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg	0.89mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	1.109mg	0%
Histidine	0.669mg	0.781mg	0%