Chicken meat vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken meat and short ribs?

Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, protein, and selenium; however, short ribs are richer in vitamin B12, fats, zinc, and iron.
Short ribs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 97% more.
Short ribs contain 4 times less vitamin B5 than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 1.03mg of vitamin B5, while short ribs contain 0.252mg.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised 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

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.9%

Contains more IronIron	+83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39%

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

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

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+246.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+308.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+773.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.62µg	97%
Saturated fat	3.79g	17.8g	64%
Fats	13.6g	41.98g	44%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	2.452mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	18.88g	34%
Zinc	1.94mg	4.88mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.252mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.22mg	14%
Iron	1.26mg	2.31mg	13%
Calories	239kcal	471kcal	12%
Protein	27.3g	21.57g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	1.53g	10%
Selenium	23.9µg	20.8µg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Copper	0.066mg	0.099mg	4%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	27 IU	3%
Phosphorus	182mg	162mg	3%
Choline	65.9mg	82.2mg	3%
Cholesterol	88mg	94mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Sodium	82mg	50mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.15mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	218kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Calcium	15mg	12mg	0%
Potassium	223mg	224mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.29mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.4µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.016g	N/A