Short ribs vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between short ribs and rib eye steak

Short ribs are higher in vitamin B12 and choline, yet rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Short ribs cover your daily saturated fat needs 41% more than rib eye steak.
Short ribs contain 2 times more choline than rib eye steak. While short ribs contain 82.2mg of choline, rib eye steak contains only 48.8mg.
The amount of saturated fat in rib eye steak is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more CopperCopper

+23.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+515.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.8%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+190%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+68.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+100.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.8g	9.684g	37%
Fats	41.98g	21.81g	31%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	2.1µg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	10.519g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.477mg	20%
Selenium	20.8µg	29.7µg	16%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	4.908mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.287mg	11%
Zinc	4.88mg	5.91mg	9%
Calories	471kcal	291kcal	9%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.536mg	6%
Choline	82.2mg	48.8mg	6%
Cholesterol	94mg	80mg	5%
Protein	21.57g	23.69g	4%
Vitamin D	27IU	7IU	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	1.027g	3%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0.2µg	3%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.08mg	3%
Magnesium	15mg	22mg	2%
Copper	0.099mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.071mg	2%
Potassium	224mg	260mg	1%
Iron	2.31mg	2.24mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.1mg	1%
Phosphorus	162mg	152mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Calcium	12mg	11mg	0%
Sodium	50mg	54mg	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A