Short ribs vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between short ribs and summer sausage?

Short ribs are richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6, while summer sausage is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and calcium.
Summer sausage's daily need coverage for sodium is 62% higher.
Summer sausage has 3 times less selenium than short ribs. Short ribs have 20.8µg of selenium, while summer sausage has 7.5µg.
Summer sausage is lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese 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

Summer sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+116.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+177.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+575%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+146.2%

~equal in Potassium ~206mg

~equal in Iron ~2.26mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+398%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+201.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	50mg	1483mg	62%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	1.73µg	37%
Saturated fat	17.8g	10.47g	33%
Vitamin A	0µg	225µg	25%
Selenium	20.8µg	7.5µg	24%
Zinc	4.88mg	2.25mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.249mg	17%
Choline	82.2mg		15%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	13.68g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	3.02g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.76mg	10%
Calcium	12mg	81mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.13mg	7%
Fats	41.98g	37.91g	6%
Protein	21.57g	19.43g	4%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	2.9mg	3%
Copper	0.099mg	0.07mg	3%
Phosphorus	162mg	178mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg		2%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0.3µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin D	27IU	12IU	2%
Cholesterol	94mg	89mg	2%
Calories	471kcal	426kcal	2%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.16mg	1%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.032mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Iron	2.31mg	2.26mg	1%
Potassium	224mg	206mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.82g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.62g	N/A
Magnesium	15mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.47mg	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