Short ribs vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between short ribs and beef tenderloin?

Short ribs are higher in zinc and vitamin B12; however, beef tenderloin is richer in iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 40% more.
Beef tenderloin has less saturated fat.

We used Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.8%
Contains more IronIron	+34.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.1%

~equal in Manganese ~0.014mg

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

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%
Contains more CholineCholine	+10.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.46µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.8g	9.72g	37%
Fats	41.98g	24.6g	27%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	10.27g	22%
Iron	2.31mg	3.11mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.26mg	8%
Zinc	4.88mg	4.03mg	8%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	2.46µg	7%
Calories	471kcal	324kcal	7%
Phosphorus	162mg	203mg	6%
Protein	21.57g	23.9g	5%
Vitamin D	0.7µg		4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	1g	4%
Selenium	20.8µg	22.9µg	4%
Copper	0.099mg	0.123mg	3%
Cholesterol	94mg	85mg	3%
Vitamin D	27IU		3%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	3mg	3%
Potassium	224mg	331mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Choline	82.2mg	91mg	2%
Magnesium	15mg	22mg	2%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Calcium	12mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	50mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.25mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g		N/A