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

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How are pork spare ribs and pork chop different?

Pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin D and vitamin B6, while pork chop is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and zinc.
Pork chop covers your daily need for selenium, 26% more than pork spare ribs.
Pork spare ribs contain 2 times more vitamin D than pork chop. Pork spare ribs contain 91IU of vitamin D, while pork chop contains 40IU.
Pork chop is lower in saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.

Pork spare ribs

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+273.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+70.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.5%

~equal in Iron ~0.87mg

~equal in Sodium ~74mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.01mg

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

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+76.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+73.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+13.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	22µg	36.4µg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.662mg	7.927mg	20%
Protein	15.47g	23.72g	17%
Saturated fat	7.529g	4.339g	15%
Fats	23.4g	14.35g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.953g	1.894g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.319mg	0.49mg	14%
Phosphorus	141mg	241mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.38µg	0.66µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.625mg	1.104mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.542g	4.887g	9%
Vitamin D	2.3µg	1µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.574mg	0.489mg	7%
Zinc	2.5mg	3.15mg	6%
Vitamin D	91IU	40IU	6%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.313mg	5%
Calcium	15mg	56mg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.105mg	3%
Calories	277kcal	231kcal	2%
Potassium	242mg	315mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.37mg	0.21mg	1%
Iron	0.91mg	0.87mg	1%
Choline	59.7mg	67.5mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	20mg	1%
Cholesterol	80mg	78mg	1%
Sodium	81mg	74mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat	0.222g	0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.163mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	0.695mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.761mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	1.318mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	1.435mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.426mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.65mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	0.809mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	0.965mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g	0.065g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.079g	0.065g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.146g	0.922g	N/A