Short ribs vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between short ribs and American cheese

Short ribs have more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline, while American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 103% higher.
American cheese contains 32 times less vitamin B3 than short ribs. Short ribs contain 2.452mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese contains 0.076mg.
The amount of sodium in short ribs is lower.
Short ribs have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of short ribs is 0, while the glycemic index of American cheese is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Short ribs

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+69.7%
Contains more IronIron	+266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8608.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+295.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+215.4%

~equal in Selenium ~20.2µg

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.

Short ribs

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+307.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+74.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+127.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+175.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	12mg	1045mg	103%
Sodium	50mg	1671mg	70%
Phosphorus	162mg	641mg	68%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	1.5µg	47%
Vitamin A	0µg	250µg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	8.236g	27%
Zinc	4.88mg	2.49mg	22%
Iron	2.31mg	0.63mg	21%
Fats	41.98g	31.79g	16%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	0.076mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.054mg	13%
Choline	82.2mg	36.2mg	8%
Protein	21.57g	18.13g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.234mg	6%
Copper	0.099mg	0.046mg	6%
Calories	471kcal	371kcal	5%
Potassium	224mg	132mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.015mg	3%
Magnesium	15mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.403mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.8mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	1.286g	2%
Cholesterol	94mg	100mg	2%
Saturated fat	17.8g	18.057g	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin D	27IU	23IU	1%
Selenium	20.8µg	20.2µg	1%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.041mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0.6µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A