Steak vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are steak and lamb ribs different?
- Steak is richer in vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2, while lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 30% more than lamb ribs.
- Steak contains 2 times more zinc than lamb ribs. Steak contains 6.34mg of zinc, while lamb ribs contains 3.49mg.
- Steak is lower in cholesterol.
Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
| Contains more IronIron | +50% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +81.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -20.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +45.9% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +83.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +35.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +43.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +354.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +21.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +31.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +150% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | 0.11mg | 30% |
| Zinc | 6.34mg | 3.49mg | 26% |
| Saturated fat | 8.443g | 12.77g | 20% |
| Selenium | 31.8µg | 21.8µg | 18% |
| Fats | 19.02g | 29.82g | 17% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.63mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.149mg | 6.75mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 1.6mg | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.896g | 2.17g | 8% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.171g | 12.52g | 8% |
| Protein | 24.85g | 21.12g | 7% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 0.21mg | 7% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 97mg | 6% |
| Calories | 271kcal | 359kcal | 4% |
| Copper | 0.085mg | 0.115mg | 3% |
| Folate | 6µg | 15µg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.2µg | 2.23µg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 6IU | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 12mg | 22mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1% | |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 20mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 73mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.09mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.019mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 279mg | 271mg | 0% |
| Phosphorus | 163mg | 166mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0.247mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.171mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 1.019mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.142mg | 1.642mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.38mg | 1.865mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.672mg | 0.542mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 0.86mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.242mg | 1.139mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.931mg | 0.669mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +17.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +16.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +56.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +116.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -33.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +36.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +142.2% |
