Chicken meat vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken meat and pork spare ribs?

Chicken meat is higher in protein, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and phosphorus; however, pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B1, fats, vitamin B6, vitamin D* and vitamin B2.
Chicken meat's daily need coverage for protein is 28% more.
Pork spare ribs contain 2 times less vitamin B3 than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while pork spare ribs contain 4.662mg.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Pork spare ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more IronIron	+38.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.9%

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~242mg

~equal in Sodium ~81mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Pork spare ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+82%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+406.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	27.3g	15.47g	24%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	4.662mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.319mg	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.146g	19%
Saturated fat	3.79g	7.529g	17%
Fats	13.6g	23.4g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.574mg	13%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.3µg	12%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	91 IU	11%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.625mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	8.542g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	3.953g	7%
Phosphorus	182mg	141mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.251mg	6%
Zinc	1.94mg	2.5mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.081g	5%
Iron	1.26mg	0.91mg	4%
Cholesterol	88mg	80mg	3%
Selenium	23.9µg	22µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.38µg	3%
Calories	239kcal	277kcal	2%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Copper	0.066mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Potassium	223mg	242mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.37mg	1%
Folate	5µg	0µg	1%
Choline	65.9mg	59.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	179kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Calcium	15mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	82mg	81mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat		0.222g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.163mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.695mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.761mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.318mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.435mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.426mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.65mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.809mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.079g	N/A