Rib eye steak vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between rib eye steak and pork spare ribs

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and selenium, yet pork spare ribs are higher in vitamin B1, vitamin D, and vitamin B6.
Rib eye steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 72% more than pork spare ribs.
Rib eye steak contains 2 times more iron than pork spare ribs. While rib eye steak contains 2.24mg of iron, pork spare ribs contain only 0.91mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pork spare ribs is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, 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.

Rib eye steak

Pork spare ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more IronIron	+146.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+36.4%

~equal in Potassium ~242mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~141mg

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.

Rib eye steak

Pork spare ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+452.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+270%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+349.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.662mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	0.38µg	72%
Zinc	5.91mg	2.5mg	31%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.319mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	3.953g	20%
Iron	2.24mg	0.91mg	17%
Protein	23.69g	15.47g	16%
Selenium	29.7µg	22µg	14%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	2.3µg	11%
Vitamin D	7IU	91IU	11%
Saturated fat	9.684g	7.529g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.574mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	8.542g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.251mg	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.01mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	4.662mg	2%
Phosphorus	152mg	141mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.37mg	2%
Folate	6µg	0µg	2%
Choline	48.8mg	59.7mg	2%
Fats	21.81g	23.4g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.625mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Calories	291kcal	277kcal	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	0µg	1%
Sodium	54mg	81mg	1%
Potassium	260mg	242mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	16mg	1%
Cholesterol	80mg	80mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.08mg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g	0.222g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.163mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.695mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.761mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.318mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.435mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.426mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.65mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.809mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.079g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g	3.146g	N/A