Short ribs vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between short ribs and pork spare ribs?

Short ribs are richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron, while pork spare ribs are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin D, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 93% higher.
Pork spare ribs have 3 times less iron than short ribs. Short ribs have 2.31mg of iron, while pork spare ribs have 0.91mg.
Pork spare ribs are lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw 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

Pork spare ribs

Contains more IronIron	+153.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+25%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Potassium ~242mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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

Pork spare ribs

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+589.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+37.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+538%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+160.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	0.38µg	93%
Saturated fat	17.8g	7.529g	47%
Fats	41.98g	23.4g	29%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.574mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	8.542g	26%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.319mg	22%
Zinc	4.88mg	2.5mg	22%
Iron	2.31mg	0.91mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	3.953g	16%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	4.662mg	14%
Protein	21.57g	15.47g	12%
Calories	471kcal	277kcal	10%
Vitamin D	27IU	91IU	8%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	2.3µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.251mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.625mg	7%
Cholesterol	94mg	80mg	5%
Choline	82.2mg	59.7mg	4%
Phosphorus	162mg	141mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Selenium	20.8µg	22µg	2%
Copper	0.099mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.37mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	81mg	1%
Folate	5µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	224mg	242mg	1%
Magnesium	15mg	16mg	0%
Calcium	12mg	15mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat		0.222g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.163mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.695mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	0.761mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.318mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.435mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.426mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.65mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	0.809mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.079g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.146g	N/A