Short ribs vs. Corned beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between short ribs and corned beef

Short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, fats, protein, iron, and phosphorus, yet corned beef is higher in selenium and copper.
Short ribs cover your daily saturated fat needs 57% more than corned beef.
Short ribs contain 2 times more fats than corned beef. While short ribs contain 41.98g of fats, corned beef contains only 18.98g.
The amount of saturated fat in corned beef is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked.

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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.

Short ribs

Corned beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.5%
Contains more IronIron	+24.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+69.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57.7%

~equal in Zinc ~4.58mg

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.

Short ribs

Corned beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+60%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.8g	6.34g	52%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	1.63µg	41%
Sodium	50mg	973mg	40%
Fats	41.98g	18.98g	35%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	9.22g	24%
Selenium	20.8µg	32.8µg	22%
Calories	471kcal	251kcal	11%
Protein	21.57g	18.17g	7%
Iron	2.31mg	1.86mg	6%
Copper	0.099mg	0.154mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	0.67g	6%
Phosphorus	162mg	125mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	3.03mg	4%
Vitamin D*	27 IU	4 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0.1µg	3%
Zinc	4.88mg	4.58mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.42mg	3%
Potassium	224mg	145mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.026mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.17mg	2%
Choline	82.2mg	69.2mg	2%
Cholesterol	94mg	98mg	1%
Magnesium	15mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.16mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	7.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	218kcal	138kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.47g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.47g	0%
Calcium	12mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.022mg	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.119mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.726mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	0.827mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.445mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.536mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.473mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.718mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	0.901mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.58mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A