Pork spare ribs vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork spare ribs and chuck steak different?
- Pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin D, while chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, selenium, and phosphorus.
- Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 110% more than pork spare ribs.
- Pork spare ribs contain 18 times more vitamin D than chuck steak. Pork spare ribs contain 91IU of vitamin D, while chuck steak contains 5IU.
- Pork spare ribs are lower in saturated fat.
Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +37.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +34.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +169.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +247.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +36.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -12.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +20% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +25% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +270% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +2200% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +383.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +31.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +53.9% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +20.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +697.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +32.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38µg | 3.03µg | 110% |
Zinc | 2.5mg | 8.68mg | 56% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.953g | 0.81g | 21% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.319mg | 0.066mg | 21% |
Protein | 15.47g | 24.98g | 19% |
Iron | 0.91mg | 2.45mg | 19% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.574mg | 0.373mg | 15% |
Vitamin D | 2.3µg | 0.1µg | 11% |
Vitamin D | 91IU | 5IU | 11% |
Selenium | 22µg | 27.5µg | 10% |
Phosphorus | 141mg | 193mg | 7% |
Fats | 23.4g | 19.64g | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.251mg | 0.191mg | 5% |
Saturated fat | 7.529g | 8.66g | 5% |
Choline | 59.7mg | 79mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.625mg | 0.752mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.37mg | 0.1mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 80mg | 87mg | 2% |
Folate | 0µg | 6µg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.542g | 9.457g | 2% |
Potassium | 242mg | 325mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 22mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 7µg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
Calories | 277kcal | 277kcal | 0% |
Calcium | 15mg | 16mg | 0% |
Copper | 0.08mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Sodium | 81mg | 71mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.662mg | 4.663mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.222g | 1.287g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.163mg | 0.281mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.695mg | 1.099mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.761mg | 1.062mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.318mg | 2.009mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.435mg | 2.184mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.426mg | 0.709mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.65mg | 0.951mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.809mg | 1.129mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.668mg | 0.809mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.081g | 0.041g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.004g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.079g | 0.006g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 3.146g | 0.619g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
15.47 g
Fats:
23.4 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.75 g
Other:
1.38 g
Protein:
24.98 g
Fats:
19.64 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
55.22 g
Other:
0.16 g
Contains more FatsFats | +19.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +762.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +61.5% |
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Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~55.22g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.953 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -13.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +388% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +10.7% |