Lamb ribs vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb ribs and flank steak different?

Lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2; however, flank steak is richer in vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for lamb ribs is 47% higher.
Lamb ribs contains 2 times more vitamin B2 than flank steak. While lamb ribs contains 0.21mg of vitamin B2, flank steak contains only 0.133mg.
Flank steak has less saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled 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 ribs

Flank steak

Contains more CopperCopper	+40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+111.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.9%

~equal in Calcium ~20mg

~equal in Iron ~1.74mg

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

Flank steak

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+36.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+426.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.363mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.77g	3.395g	43%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.579mg	36%
Fats	29.82g	8.23g	33%
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	1.63µg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	3.317g	23%
Choline		105.4mg	19%
Selenium	21.8µg	29.4µg	14%
Protein	21.12g	27.66g	13%
Zinc	3.49mg	4.9mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	0.322g	12%
Calories	359kcal	192kcal	8%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.133mg	6%
Phosphorus	166mg	210mg	6%
Cholesterol	97mg	79mg	6%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	7.363mg	4%
Copper	0.115mg	0.082mg	4%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.545mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.38mg	2%
Iron	1.6mg	1.74mg	2%
Potassium	271mg	339mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.075mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.4µg	1%
Sodium	73mg	56mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	20mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.009mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.182mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.105mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg	1.259mg	0%
Leucine	1.642mg	2.201mg	0%
Lysine	1.865mg	2.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.542mg	0.72mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg	1.093mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	1.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.669mg	0.883mg	0%