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Sweet and sour vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet and sour and short ribs different?

  • Sweet and sour is richer in manganese, while short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Short ribs cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 109% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour contains 59 times more manganese than short ribs. Sweet and sour contains 0.761mg of manganese, while short ribs contain 0.013mg.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index (70) than short ribs (0).

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 20% 87% 33% 133% 69% 6.5% 1.7% 113%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5753.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.3%
Contains more IronIron +1000%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +5322.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2214.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5100%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5.8% 11% 13% 35% 46% 15% 51% 328% 6% 3.8% 45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +689.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1211.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +315.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +3325%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Short ribs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.62µg 109%
Saturated fat 0g 17.8g 81%
Fats 0.02g 41.98g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 18.88g 47%
Zinc 0.09mg 4.88mg 44%
Protein 0.27g 21.57g 43%
Selenium 0.4µg 20.8µg 37%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.013mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 94mg 31%
Iron 0.21mg 2.31mg 26%
Phosphorus 7mg 162mg 22%
Calories 150kcal 471kcal 16%
Choline 2.4mg 82.2mg 15%
Sodium 371mg 50mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 2.452mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.22mg 13%
Carbs 38.22g 0g 13%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.53g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.15mg 10%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Potassium 99mg 224mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 27IU 3%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.252mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.29mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 15mg 2%
Copper 0.079mg 0.099mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.4µg 2%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 38.12g 0g N/A
Calcium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.142mg 0%
Threonine 0.862mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.981mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 0%
Lysine 1.823mg 0%
Methionine 0.562mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.852mg 0%
Valine 1.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.688mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.016g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
22% 42% 36%
Protein: 21.57 g
Fats: 41.98 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 35.72 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +68.7%
Contains more OtherOther +67.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7888.9%
Contains more FatsFats +209800%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients
  2. Short ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168613/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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