Steak vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between steak and short ribs

Steak is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B2, yet short ribs are higher in vitamin B12.
Short ribs cover your daily saturated fat needs 47% more than steak.
Steak contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than short ribs. While steak contains 0.5mg of vitamin B6, short ribs contain only 0.22mg.
The amount of cholesterol in steak is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised.

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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.

Steak

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.8%

~equal in Calcium ~12mg

~equal in Iron ~2.31mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~162mg

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.

Steak

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+127.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	8.443g	17.8g	43%
Fats	19.02g	41.98g	35%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	18.88g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.22mg	22%
Selenium	31.8µg	20.8µg	20%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	2.62µg	18%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	2.452mg	17%
Choline		82.2mg	15%
Zinc	6.34mg	4.88mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.15mg	12%
Calories	271kcal	471kcal	10%
Protein	24.85g	21.57g	7%
Vitamin B5		0.252mg	5%
Cholesterol	78mg	94mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	1.53g	4%
Vitamin D	6IU	27IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.7µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Copper	0.085mg	0.099mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Potassium	279mg	224mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Iron	2.4mg	2.31mg	1%
Manganese		0.013mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	12mg	0%
Phosphorus	163mg	162mg	0%
Sodium	58mg	50mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	0.016g	N/A