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

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Summary of differences between pork spare ribs and pork belly

  • Pork spare ribs have more vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, pork belly is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1.
  • Pork belly covers your daily need for saturated fat, 59% more than pork spare ribs.
  • Pork spare ribs have 4 times more vitamin B6 than pork belly. While pork spare ribs have 0.574mg of vitamin B6, pork belly has only 0.13mg.
  • Pork spare ribs have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, belly, raw.

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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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.8%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +145.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.5%

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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +341.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +121.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.242mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.647mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork spare ribs Pork belly DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.529g 19.33g 54%
Fats 23.4g 53.01g 46%
Monounsaturated fat 8.542g 24.7g 40%
Vitamin B6 0.574mg 0.13mg 34%
Selenium 22µg 8µg 25%
Vitamin B12 0.38µg 0.84µg 19%
Zinc 2.5mg 1.02mg 13%
Calories 277kcal 518kcal 12%
Protein 15.47g 9.34g 12%
Vitamin D 2.3µg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.953g 5.65g 11%
Choline 59.7mg 11%
Vitamin D 91IU 11%
Vitamin B5 0.625mg 0.256mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.319mg 0.396mg 6%
Phosphorus 141mg 108mg 5%
Iron 0.91mg 0.52mg 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.052mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 4mg 3%
Cholesterol 80mg 72mg 3%
Sodium 81mg 32mg 2%
Potassium 242mg 185mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.242mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.39mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.006mg 0%
Vitamin B3 4.662mg 4.647mg 0%
Trans fat 0.222g N/A
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0%
Threonine 0.695mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.761mg 0%
Leucine 1.318mg 0%
Lysine 1.435mg 0%
Methionine 0.426mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.65mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.6%
Contains more WaterWater +62.6%
Contains more OtherOther +51.6%
Contains more FatsFats +126.5%
~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
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +189.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.9%

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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 belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.