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

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Significant differences between pork spare ribs and pork

  • Pork spare ribs have more vitamin B6 and vitamin D; however, pork is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, choline, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Pork covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 46% more than pork spare ribs.
  • Pork has 2 times less vitamin D than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs have 91IU of vitamin D, while pork has 53IU.
  • Pork contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +105.9%
~equal in Iron ~0.87mg
~equal in Copper ~0.073mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.39mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

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%
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +174.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +84.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.037mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork spare ribs Pork DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.319mg 0.877mg 47%
Selenium 22µg 45.3µg 42%
Protein 15.47g 27.32g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.953g 1.2g 18%
Fats 23.4g 13.92g 15%
Phosphorus 141mg 246mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.38µg 0.7µg 13%
Saturated fat 7.529g 5.23g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.574mg 0.464mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 8.542g 6.19g 6%
Choline 59.7mg 93.9mg 6%
Vitamin D 2.3µg 1.3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.321mg 5%
Potassium 242mg 423mg 5%
Vitamin D 91IU 53IU 5%
Magnesium 16mg 28mg 3%
Calories 277kcal 242kcal 2%
Vitamin B3 4.662mg 5.037mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Sodium 81mg 62mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.625mg 0.698mg 1%
Zinc 2.5mg 2.39mg 1%
Copper 0.08mg 0.073mg 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.29mg 1%
Iron 0.91mg 0.87mg 1%
Cholesterol 80mg 80mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 19mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.222g N/A
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.695mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.761mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.318mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 1.435mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.426mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.65mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 1.067mg 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
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +68.1%
Contains more OtherOther +55.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~57.87g

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
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.5%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients

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

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