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Pork Meat vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork Meat and pork spare ribs different?

  • Pork Meat is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin D*.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork Meat is 53% higher.
  • Pork Meat contains 2 times more phosphorus than pork spare ribs. While pork Meat contains 267mg of phosphorus, pork spare ribs contain only 141mg.
  • Pork Meat has less saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw are the varieties 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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.5% 21% 34% 27% 68% 60% 11% 1.3% 120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74%
Contains more IronIron +26.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
~equal in Zinc ~2.5mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 3% 0% 1.6% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 35% 0% 7.4% 80% 58% 87% 38% 132% 48% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +197.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +362.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Pork spare ribs DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.319mg 53%
Fats 3.51g 23.4g 31%
Selenium 38.2µg 22µg 29%
Saturated fat 1.198g 7.529g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 3.953g 23%
Protein 26.17g 15.47g 21%
Phosphorus 267mg 141mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 8.542g 18%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 4.662mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.574mg 13%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 2.3µg 11%
Vitamin D* 10 IU 91 IU 10%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.251mg 10%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.625mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 0.38µg 8%
Calories 143kcal 277kcal 7%
Potassium 421mg 242mg 5%
Choline 88.9mg 59.7mg 5%
Magnesium 29mg 16mg 3%
Iron 1.15mg 0.91mg 3%
Copper 0.111mg 0.08mg 3%
Cholesterol 73mg 80mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.37mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 15mg 1%
Zinc 2.42mg 2.5mg 1%
Sodium 57mg 81mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 5.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 179kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 70g 36g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.5 1.7 N/A
Manganese 0.013mg 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g 0.222g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.163mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0.695mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0.761mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 1.318mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 1.435mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.426mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0.65mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0.668mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g 0.081g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g 3.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
15% 23% 60%
Protein: 15.47 g
Fats: 23.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.75 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.2%
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%
Contains more FatsFats +566.7%
Contains more OtherOther +58.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
38% 43% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.953 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +540.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +681.2%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/nutrients
  2. Pork spare ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167853/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.