Short ribs vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between short ribs and chicken meat?

Short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 97% more.
Chicken meat contains 14 times less vitamin D than short ribs. Short ribs contain 27IU of vitamin D, while chicken meat contains 2IU.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

We used Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, 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

Chicken meat

Contains more IronIron	+83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.9%

~equal in Potassium ~223mg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+773.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+24.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+246.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+308.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	0.3µg	97%
Saturated fat	17.8g	3.79g	64%
Fats	41.98g	13.6g	44%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	8.487mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	5.34g	34%
Zinc	4.88mg	1.94mg	27%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	1.03mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.4mg	14%
Iron	2.31mg	1.26mg	13%
Calories	471kcal	239kcal	12%
Protein	21.57g	27.3g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	2.97g	10%
Selenium	20.8µg	23.9µg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Copper	0.099mg	0.066mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin D	27IU	2IU	3%
Phosphorus	162mg	182mg	3%
Choline	82.2mg	65.9mg	3%
Magnesium	15mg	23mg	2%
Cholesterol	94mg	88mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.168mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.063mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	82mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	15mg	0%
Potassium	224mg	223mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.27mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.4µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.02g	N/A