Pork spare ribs vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork spare ribs and lamb

Pork spare ribs have more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin D; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, selenium, and phosphorus.
Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 90% more than pork spare ribs.
Lamb has 46 times less vitamin D than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs have 91IU of vitamin D, while lamb has 2IU.
Pork spare ribs contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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.

Pork spare ribs

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.1%
Contains more IronIron	+106.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+48.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20%

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.

Pork spare ribs

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+164.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+219%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+341.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+571.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+57%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.38µg	2.55µg	90%
Vitamin B6	0.574mg	0.13mg	34%
Zinc	2.5mg	4.46mg	18%
Protein	15.47g	24.52g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.319mg	0.1mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.953g	1.51g	16%
Iron	0.91mg	1.88mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.662mg	6.66mg	12%
Vitamin D	91IU	2IU	11%
Vitamin D	2.3µg	0.1µg	11%
Selenium	22µg	26.4µg	8%
Phosphorus	141mg	188mg	7%
Choline	59.7mg	93.7mg	6%
Cholesterol	80mg	97mg	6%
Saturated fat	7.529g	8.83g	6%
Folate	0µg	18µg	5%
Fats	23.4g	20.94g	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	4.6µg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.119mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.37mg	0.14mg	2%
Potassium	242mg	310mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.542g	8.82g	1%
Calories	277kcal	294kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.625mg	0.66mg	1%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.022mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	17mg	0%
Sodium	81mg	72mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.25mg	0%
Trans fat	0.222g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.163mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	0.695mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.761mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	1.318mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.435mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.426mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.65mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	0.809mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	0.777mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.079g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.146g		N/A