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Salsa vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salsa and short ribs?

  • Salsa is richer in vitamin A, while short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 109% higher.
  • Short ribs are lower in sodium.

We used USDA Commodity, salsa and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 20% 87% 33% 133% 69% 6.5% 1.7% 113%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2770.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5100%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Calcium ~12mg
~equal in Iron ~2.31mg
~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.
Salsa
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5.8% 11% 13% 35% 46% 15% 51% 328% 6% 3.8% 45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +127%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Short ribs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.62µg 109%
Saturated fat 0.029g 17.8g 81%
Fats 0.2g 41.98g 64%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 18.88g 47%
Zinc 0.17mg 4.88mg 43%
Protein 1.5g 21.57g 40%
Selenium 0.4µg 20.8µg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 94mg 31%
Calories 36kcal 471kcal 22%
Phosphorus 30mg 162mg 19%
Sodium 430mg 50mg 17%
Choline 82.2mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 1.53g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 2.452mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.15mg 9%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.252mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.22mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin D 27IU 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Carbs 7g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Iron 2.24mg 2.31mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Potassium 270mg 224mg 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 0g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 15mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 12mg 0%
Copper 0.096mg 0.099mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.142mg 0%
Threonine 0.862mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.981mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 0%
Lysine 1.823mg 0%
Methionine 0.562mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.852mg 0%
Valine 1.07mg 0%
Histidine 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
22% 42% 36%
Protein: 21.57 g
Fats: 41.98 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 35.72 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +151.1%
Contains more OtherOther +119.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1338%
Contains more FatsFats +20890%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.88 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.53 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +117900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1329.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Short ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168613/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.