Ground chicken vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground chicken and pork spare ribs

Ground chicken has more protein, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium, while pork spare ribs have more fats, vitamin B1, and selenium.
Pork spare ribs' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 22% higher.
Pork spare ribs contain 3 times less potassium than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, while pork spare ribs contain 242mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork spare ribs is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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.

Ground chicken

Pork spare ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+179.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+60%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.8%

~equal in Iron ~0.91mg

~equal in Sodium ~81mg

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.

Ground chicken

Pork spare ribs

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+34.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+163.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.37mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.574mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.11g	7.529g	20%
Fats	10.92g	23.4g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.319mg	17%
Protein	23.28g	15.47g	16%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.662mg	15%
Selenium	14.3µg	22µg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.625mg	14%
Potassium	677mg	242mg	13%
Phosphorus	234mg	141mg	13%
Vitamin D		2.3µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	3.953g	12%
Vitamin D*		91 IU	11%
Cholesterol	107mg	80mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	8.542g	9%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	3.146g	8%
Zinc	1.92mg	2.5mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.38µg	5%
Calories	189kcal	277kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.251mg	4%
Magnesium	28mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.574mg	3%
Copper	0.062mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0µg	2%
Calcium	8mg	15mg	1%
Folate	2µg	0µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	179kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Iron	0.93mg	0.91mg	0%
Sodium	75mg	81mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.37mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0.222g	N/A
Choline	59mg	59.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.163mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.695mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.761mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.318mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.435mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.426mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.65mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.809mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.081g	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.079g	N/A