Brown rice vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between brown rice and short ribs

Brown rice is higher in manganese and vitamin B1, yet short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, choline, and phosphorus.
Short ribs cover your daily vitamin B12 needs 109% more than brown rice.
Brown rice contains 75 times more manganese than short ribs. While brown rice contains 0.974mg of manganese, short ribs contain only 0.013mg.
The amount of saturated fat in brown rice is lower.
The glycemic index of short ribs is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, 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.

Brown rice

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+160%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7392.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+160.5%
Contains more IronIron	+312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+587.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+258.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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.

Brown rice

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+256%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+793.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.452mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.62µg	109%
Saturated fat	0.26g	17.8g	80%
Fats	0.97g	41.98g	63%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	18.88g	46%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.013mg	42%
Protein	2.74g	21.57g	38%
Zinc	0.71mg	4.88mg	38%
Cholesterol	0mg	94mg	31%
Selenium	5.8µg	20.8µg	27%
Iron	0.56mg	2.31mg	22%
Calories	123kcal	471kcal	17%
Choline	9.2mg	82.2mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.05mg	11%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Carbs	25.58g	0g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	1.53g	8%
Phosphorus	103mg	162mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.22mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.15mg	6%
Magnesium	39mg	15mg	6%
Fiber	1.6g	0g	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Potassium	86mg	224mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	27IU	3%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.252mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Sodium	4mg	50mg	2%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	2.452mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.29mg	1%
Copper	0.106mg	0.099mg	1%
Calcium	3mg	12mg	1%
Net carbs	23.98g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A