Short ribs vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between short ribs and lamb loin

Short ribs have more vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, lamb loin is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Short ribs cover your daily need for saturated fat, 38% more than lamb loin.
Short ribs have 14 times more vitamin D than lamb loin. While short ribs have 27IU of vitamin D, lamb loin has only 2IU.
Lamb loin has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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

Lamb loin

Contains more ZincZinc	+43.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.3%

~equal in Potassium ~246mg

~equal in Iron ~2.12mg

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

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+163.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+189.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+157.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+95.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~88.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.8g	10.24g	34%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	7.1mg	29%
Fats	41.98g	23.59g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	9.68g	23%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	2.21µg	17%
Zinc	4.88mg	3.41mg	13%
Calories	471kcal	309kcal	8%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.11mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.65mg	8%
Selenium	20.8µg	24.6µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.24mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.1mg	4%
Folate	5µg	19µg	4%
Phosphorus	162mg	180mg	3%
Vitamin D	27IU	2IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0.1µg	3%
Copper	0.099mg	0.119mg	2%
Magnesium	15mg	23mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	1.87g	2%
Iron	2.31mg	2.12mg	2%
Protein	21.57g	22.55g	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	4.7µg	2%
Choline	82.2mg	88.4mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	18mg	1%
Potassium	224mg	246mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.11mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	64mg	1%
Cholesterol	94mg	95mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0g	N/A