Short ribs vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between short ribs and crab stick?

Short ribs are richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, choline, vitamin B3, and copper, while crab stick is higher in phosphorus.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 88% higher.
Crab stick has 15 times less zinc than short ribs. Short ribs have 4.88mg of zinc, while crab stick has 0.33mg.
Crab stick is lower in saturated fat.
Crab stick has a higher glycemic index (50) than short ribs (0).

We used Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi 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.

Short ribs

Crab stick

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+148.9%
Contains more IronIron	+492.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+209.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1378.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+186.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.1%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.3µg

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

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+295.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+359.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+532.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	0.57µg	85%
Saturated fat	17.8g	0.216g	80%
Fats	41.98g	0.46g	64%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	0.275g	47%
Zinc	4.88mg	0.33mg	41%
Protein	21.57g	7.62g	28%
Cholesterol	94mg	20mg	25%
Iron	2.31mg	0.39mg	24%
Sodium	50mg	529mg	21%
Calories	471kcal	95kcal	19%
Phosphorus	162mg	282mg	17%
Choline	82.2mg	13mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	0.62mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	0.143g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.13mg	7%
Magnesium	15mg	43mg	7%
Copper	0.099mg	0.032mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.08mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0mg	5%
Carbs	0g	15g	5%
Potassium	224mg	90mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin D	27IU	0IU	3%
Selenium	20.8µg	22.3µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.03mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.5g	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.17mg	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Folate	5µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	14.5g	N/A
Calcium	12mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0g	6.25g	N/A
Manganese	0.013mg	0.011mg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A