Lamb ribs vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lamb ribs and roast beef

Lamb ribs has more selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3; however, roast beef has more vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, and iron.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for lamb ribs is 57% higher.
Roast beef has 2 times less cholesterol than lamb ribs. Lamb ribs has 97mg of cholesterol, while roast beef has 51mg.
Roast beef is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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

Roast beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+138.7%
Contains more IronIron	+28.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.2mg

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+390%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+318.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.04µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.77g	1.318g	52%
Fats	29.82g	3.69g	40%
Sodium	73mg	853mg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	1.521g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.46mg	27%
Cholesterol	97mg	51mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	0.27g	13%
Selenium	21.8µg	14.7µg	13%
Calories	359kcal	115kcal	12%
Phosphorus	166mg	242mg	11%
Potassium	271mg	647mg	11%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	2.04µg	8%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	5.581mg	7%
Iron	1.6mg	2.05mg	6%
Protein	21.12g	18.62g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.043mg	4%
Zinc	3.49mg	3.2mg	3%
Copper	0.115mg	0.086mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.49mg	3%
Folate	15µg	5µg	3%
Calcium	22mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.566mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sugar		0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.213mg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.247mg		0%
Threonine	0.904mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg		0%
Leucine	1.642mg		0%
Lysine	1.865mg		0%
Methionine	0.542mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg		0%
Valine	1.139mg		0%
Histidine	0.669mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A