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

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Differences between pork spare ribs and chicken breast

Pork spare ribs have more fats, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin D* and vitamin B2, while chicken breast has more vitamin B3, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Chicken breast's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 63% higher.
Chicken breast contains 18 times less vitamin D* than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs contain 91 IU of vitamin D*, while chicken breast contains 5 IU.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken breast is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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.

Pork spare ribs

Chicken breast

Contains more CopperCopper	+48.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14%
Contains more IronIron	+25.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.1%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Sodium ~79mg

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.

Pork spare ribs

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+303.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.37µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.662mg	14.782mg	63%
Protein	15.47g	33.44g	36%
Fats	23.4g	4.71g	29%
Saturated fat	7.529g	1.29g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.319mg	0.079mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.953g	1.07g	19%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.146g		19%
Monounsaturated fat	8.542g	1.72g	17%
Phosphorus	141mg	246mg	15%
Zinc	2.5mg	1.08mg	13%
Vitamin D*	91 IU	5 IU	11%
Vitamin D	2.3µg	0.1µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.125mg	10%
Selenium	22µg	26.2µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.625mg	1.04mg	8%
Choline	59.7mg	95.9mg	7%
Calories	277kcal	187kcal	5%
Vitamin B6	0.574mg	0.64mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Cholesterol	80mg	91mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	31mg	4%
Iron	0.91mg	1.14mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.054mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Potassium	242mg	276mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Folate	0µg	4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	56kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.51g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.51g	0%
Calcium	15mg	16mg	0%
Sodium	81mg	79mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.37mg	0.42mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.38µg	0.37µg	0%
Trans fat	0.222g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.163mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	0.695mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.761mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	1.318mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	1.435mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.426mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.65mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	0.809mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.079g		N/A