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

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What are the main differences between pork spare ribs and short ribs?

Pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin D*, while short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, fats, zinc, iron, and protein.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 93% higher.
Short ribs have 6 times less vitamin B1 than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs have 0.319mg of vitamin B1, while short ribs have 0.05mg.
Pork spare ribs are lower in saturated fat.

We used Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pork spare ribs

Short ribs

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+25%

Contains more IronIron	+153.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

~equal in Selenium ~20.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pork spare ribs

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+538%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+160.9%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+589.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.38µg	2.62µg	93%
Saturated fat	7.529g	17.8g	47%
Fats	23.4g	41.98g	29%
Vitamin B6	0.574mg	0.22mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	8.542g	18.88g	26%
Zinc	2.5mg	4.88mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.319mg	0.05mg	22%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.146g		19%
Iron	0.91mg	2.31mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.953g	1.53g	16%
Vitamin B3	4.662mg	2.452mg	14%
Protein	15.47g	21.57g	12%
Calories	277kcal	471kcal	10%
Vitamin D*	91 IU	27 IU	8%
Vitamin D	2.3µg	0.7µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.15mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.625mg	0.252mg	7%
Cholesterol	80mg	94mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Choline	59.7mg	82.2mg	4%
Phosphorus	141mg	162mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.099mg	2%
Selenium	22µg	20.8µg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Potassium	242mg	224mg	1%
Sodium	81mg	50mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.37mg	0.29mg	1%
Folate	0µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	218kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.1	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	15mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	12mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.013mg	0%
Trans fat	0.222g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.163mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.695mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.761mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.318mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.435mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.426mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.65mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.809mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.079g		N/A