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

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What are the differences between pork spare ribs and lamb ribs raw?

  • Pork spare ribs are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lamb ribs raw are richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Lamb ribs raw' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 71% more.
  • Lamb ribs raw contain 5 times less vitamin B6 than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs contain 0.574mg of vitamin B6, while lamb ribs raw contain 0.11mg.
  • Pork spare ribs have less saturated fat.

We used Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw types 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 11% 4.5% 21% 34% 27% 68% 60% 11% 1.3% 120%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.5% 17% 52% 30% 74% 59% 7.3% 2.1% 92%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +52.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.71mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~137mg

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% 7.4% 35% 80% 58% 87% 38% 132% 48% 0% 0% 33%
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% 3.6% 0% 25% 44% 114% 37% 25% 261% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +219%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +421.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +450%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.62mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork spare ribs Lamb ribs raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.38µg 2.09µg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.574mg 0.11mg 36%
Saturated fat 7.529g 15.16g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.319mg 0.1mg 18%
Fats 23.4g 34.39g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 8.542g 14.13g 14%
Vitamin D 2.3µg 12%
Choline 59.7mg 11%
Vitamin D 91IU 11%
Vitamin B3 4.662mg 6.09mg 9%
Selenium 22µg 16.8µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.953g 2.69g 8%
Iron 0.91mg 1.39mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.19mg 5%
Calories 277kcal 372kcal 5%
Folate 0µg 14µg 4%
Zinc 2.5mg 2.71mg 2%
Protein 15.47g 14.52g 2%
Potassium 242mg 190mg 2%
Sodium 81mg 56mg 1%
Phosphorus 141mg 137mg 1%
Copper 0.08mg 0.089mg 1%
Cholesterol 80mg 76mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.18mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 18mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 15mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.625mg 0.62mg 0%
Trans fat 0.222g N/A
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.695mg 0.621mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.761mg 0.7mg 0%
Leucine 1.318mg 1.129mg 0%
Lysine 1.435mg 1.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.426mg 0.373mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.65mg 0.591mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.783mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.46mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 23% 60%
Protein: 15.47 g
Fats: 23.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.75 g
Other: 1.38 g
15% 34% 51%
Protein: 14.52 g
Fats: 34.39 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 50.8 g
Other: 0.29 g
Contains more WaterWater +17.6%
Contains more OtherOther +375.9%
Contains more FatsFats +47%
~equal in Protein ~14.52g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 43% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.953 g
47% 44% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.13 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.69 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65.4%

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. Pork spare ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167853/nutrients
  2. Lamb ribs raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174321/nutrients

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

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