Lamb ribs vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb ribs and rib eye steak different?

Lamb ribs is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and monounsaturated fat, while rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 28% more than lamb ribs.
Rib eye steak is lower in saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.

Lamb ribs

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.8%

Contains more IronIron	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+69.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+321.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~260mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+333.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.477mg	28%
Zinc	3.49mg	5.91mg	22%
Saturated fat	12.77g	9.684g	14%
Selenium	21.8µg	29.7µg	14%
Fats	29.82g	21.81g	12%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	4.908mg	12%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	1.027g	8%
Iron	1.6mg	2.24mg	8%
Cholesterol	97mg	80mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.287mg	6%
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	2.1µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	10.519g	5%
Protein	21.12g	23.69g	5%
Copper	0.115mg	0.08mg	4%
Calories	359kcal	291kcal	3%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.536mg	2%
Phosphorus	166mg	152mg	2%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Sodium	73mg	54mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Calcium	22mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	271mg	260mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.642mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.865mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.542mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.669mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A