Pepperoni vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pepperoni and short ribs

Pepperoni is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
Pepperoni covers your daily sodium needs 67% more than short ribs.
Pepperoni contains 83 times more manganese than short ribs. While pepperoni contains 1.074mg of manganese, short ribs contain only 0.013mg.
The amount of sodium in short ribs is lower.
The glycemic index of short ribs is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced 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.

Pepperoni

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8161.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.4%

Contains more IronIron	+73.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

~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.

Pepperoni

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+255.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+442%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+103.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+269%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+64.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+141.7%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+101.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+60.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1582mg	50mg	67%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	2.62µg	55%
Manganese	1.074mg	0.013mg	46%
Zinc	2.44mg	4.88mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.458g	1.53g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.271mg	0.05mg	18%
Vitamin B3	4.987mg	2.452mg	16%
Selenium	29µg	20.8µg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.93mg	0.252mg	14%
Iron	1.33mg	2.31mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.362mg	0.22mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.257mg	0.15mg	8%
Fats	46.28g	41.98g	7%
Choline	51.2mg	82.2mg	6%
Protein	19.25g	21.57g	5%
Vitamin E	1.03mg	0.29mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	20.77g	18.88g	5%
Vitamin D	52IU	27IU	3%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.7µg	3%
Vitamin K	5.8µg	2.4µg	3%
Calories	504kcal	471kcal	2%
Phosphorus	158mg	162mg	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.099mg	1%
Potassium	274mg	224mg	1%
Calcium	19mg	12mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	15mg	1%
Cholesterol	97mg	94mg	1%
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	1.527g		N/A
Saturated fat	17.708g	17.8g	0%
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.869mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.901mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.575mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.652mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.511mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.778mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.987mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.164g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.04g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.136g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.605g		N/A