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

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Differences between pork spare ribs and pot roast

Pork spare ribs have more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin D, and vitamin B2, while pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, choline, and selenium.
Pot roast's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% higher.
Pot roast contains 11 times less vitamin D than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs contain 91IU of vitamin D, while pot roast contains 8IU.
The amount of cholesterol in pork spare ribs is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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

Pot roast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more IronIron	+165.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+166.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Potassium ~231mg

~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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+440.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+460.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+84.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.571mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.38µg	2.13µg	73%
Zinc	2.5mg	6.66mg	38%
Protein	15.47g	28.94g	27%
Vitamin B1	0.319mg	0.059mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.574mg	0.283mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.953g	0.708g	22%
Iron	0.91mg	2.42mg	19%
Cholesterol	80mg	116mg	12%
Vitamin D	2.3µg	0.2µg	11%
Vitamin D	91IU	8IU	10%
Choline	59.7mg	110.2mg	9%
Selenium	22µg	27µg	9%
Fats	23.4g	19.17g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.171mg	6%
Phosphorus	141mg	174mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.662mg	4.105mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.099mg	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.8µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.542g	8.175g	1%
Calories	277kcal	297kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.625mg	0.571mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.37mg	0.51mg	1%
Sodium	81mg	47mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	19mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	242mg	231mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat	0.222g		N/A
Saturated fat	7.529g	7.548g	0%
Tryptophan	0.163mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	0.695mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.761mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.318mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	1.435mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.426mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.65mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.809mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	0.924mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.079g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.146g		N/A