Pastrami vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pastrami and short ribs

Pastrami has more vitamin B3; however, short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, selenium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Short ribs cover your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than pastrami.
Pastrami has 22 times more sodium than short ribs. While pastrami has 1078mg of sodium, short ribs have only 50mg.
The glycemic index of pastrami is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, cured, pastrami and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised.

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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.

Pastrami

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.5%

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

~equal in Iron ~2.31mg

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.88mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~162mg

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.

Pastrami

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+40.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+242.9%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.252mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.22mg

~equal in Choline ~82.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.681g	17.8g	69%
Fats	5.82g	41.98g	56%
Sodium	1078mg	50mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	2.118g	18.88g	42%
Vitamin B12	1.87µg	2.62µg	31%
Calories	147kcal	471kcal	16%
Vitamin B3	4.26mg	2.452mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	1.53g	9%
Cholesterol	68mg	94mg	9%
Selenium	17.7µg	20.8µg	6%
Vitamin D	4IU	27IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.7µg	3%
Phosphorus	175mg	162mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	2.4µg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.013mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.161mg	0.15mg	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.099mg	1%
Iron	2.22mg	2.31mg	1%
Zinc	4.98mg	4.88mg	1%
Protein	21.8g	21.57g	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.36g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.36g	0g	0%
Magnesium	17mg	15mg	0%
Calcium	10mg	12mg	0%
Potassium	210mg	224mg	0%
Sugar	0.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.052mg	0.05mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.265mg	0.252mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.221mg	0.22mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Choline	81.6mg	82.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.141mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.857mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.976mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.706mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.812mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.684mg	0.688mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A