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Lamb ribs vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb ribs and steak different?

  • Lamb ribs is richer in vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while steak is higher in vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 30% more than lamb ribs.
  • Lamb ribs contains 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than steak. Lamb ribs contains 2.17g of polyunsaturated fat, while steak contains 0.896g.
  • 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 off, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 6.6% 24% 60% 38% 95% 71% 9.5% 2.5% 119%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45.9%
~equal in Potassium ~279mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~163mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2% 0% 23% 48% 127% 38% 25% 279% 0% 11% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.2µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb ribs Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.5mg 30%
Zinc 3.49mg 6.34mg 26%
Saturated fat 12.77g 8.443g 20%
Selenium 21.8µg 31.8µg 18%
Fats 29.82g 19.02g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.63mg 13%
Vitamin B3 6.75mg 5.149mg 10%
Iron 1.6mg 2.4mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.17g 0.896g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 12.52g 9.171g 8%
Protein 21.12g 24.85g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.301mg 7%
Cholesterol 97mg 78mg 6%
Calories 359kcal 271kcal 4%
Copper 0.115mg 0.085mg 3%
Folate 15µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B12 2.23µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 22mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Manganese 0.019mg 1%
Potassium 271mg 279mg 0%
Phosphorus 166mg 163mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.904mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.019mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 1.642mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 1.865mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.542mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.86mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.669mg 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 30% 48%
Protein: 21.12 g
Fats: 29.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 47.89 g
Other: 1.17 g
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +56.8%
Contains more OtherOther +116.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.77 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.17 g
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +142.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lamb ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174323/nutrients
  2. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.