Lamb ribs vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between lamb ribs and brisket?
- Lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B3, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat, yet brisket is higher in zinc, vitamin B6, iron, and selenium.
- Brisket's daily need coverage for zinc is 29% more.
- Lamb ribs has 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than brisket. While lamb ribs has 2.17g of polyunsaturated fat, brisket has only 0.681g.
- The amount of saturated fat in brisket is lower.
We used Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +37.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +15% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +90% |
Contains more IronIron | +51.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +91.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -34.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +24.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +52.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +22.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +65.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +66.7% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +410% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +156.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Zinc | 3.49mg | 6.69mg | 29% |
Saturated fat | 12.77g | 7.305g | 25% |
Choline | 109.8mg | 20% | |
Fats | 29.82g | 18.42g | 18% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.75mg | 4.087mg | 17% |
Protein | 21.12g | 28.82g | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.11mg | 0.282mg | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.52g | 7.934g | 11% |
Iron | 1.6mg | 2.43mg | 10% |
Selenium | 21.8µg | 27.1µg | 10% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.17g | 0.681g | 10% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.23µg | 2.12µg | 5% |
Calories | 359kcal | 289kcal | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 0.51mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.09mg | 0.059mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.21mg | 0.171mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 97mg | 106mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.115mg | 0.1mg | 2% |
Folate | 15µg | 9µg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.63mg | 0.568mg | 1% |
Sodium | 73mg | 48mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 175mg | 1% |
Potassium | 271mg | 232mg | 1% |
Calcium | 22mg | 16mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 19mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.247mg | 0.181mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.904mg | 1.101mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.019mg | 1.253mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.642mg | 2.192mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.865mg | 2.328mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.542mg | 0.717mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.86mg | 1.088mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.139mg | 1.367mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.669mg | 0.879mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +61.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +317.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +36.5% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +57.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +218.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -42.8% |