Short ribs vs. Cheeseburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between short ribs and cheeseburgers?

Short ribs are higher in vitamin B12 and zinc; however, cheeseburgers are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% more.
Cheeseburgers contain 3 times less saturated fat than short ribs. Short ribs contain 17.8g of saturated fat, while cheeseburgers contain 6.473g.
Short ribs have a lower glycemic index (0) than cheeseburgers (66).

We used Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain 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

Cheeseburger

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+891.7%
Contains more IronIron	+17.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2330.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~161mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.6µg

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

Cheeseburger

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+244.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+184.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+486%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+142%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.228mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	0.76µg	78%
Saturated fat	17.8g	6.473g	51%
Fats	41.98g	14.72g	42%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	5.413g	34%
Zinc	4.88mg	2.49mg	22%
Sodium	50mg	515mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.293mg	20%
Cholesterol	94mg	43mg	17%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	5.217mg	17%
Folate	5µg	70µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.363mg	16%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.316mg	13%
Calcium	12mg	119mg	11%
Choline	82.2mg	28.9mg	10%
Protein	21.57g	16.51g	10%
Carbs	0g	28.03g	9%
Calories	471kcal	308kcal	8%
Starch		19.87g	8%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	50µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.545mg	6%
Iron	2.31mg	2.71mg	5%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0.1µg	3%
Magnesium	15mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin D	27IU	2IU	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.52mg	2%
Selenium	20.8µg	19.6µg	2%
Fructose		1.94g	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	4.2µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	1.658g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.228mg	1%
Copper	0.099mg	0.111mg	1%
Potassium	224mg	196mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	26.03g	N/A
Sugar	0g	4.88g	N/A
Phosphorus	162mg	161mg	0%
Trans fat		0.57g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.155mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.571mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	0.755mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.316mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	0.784mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.377mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.755mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	0.881mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.445mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.322g	N/A