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

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Summary of differences between short ribs and ground beef

Short ribs have more fats and vitamin B12; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B5.
Short ribs cover your daily need for saturated fat 59% more than ground beef.
Short ribs have 14 times more vitamin D* than ground beef. While short ribs have 27 IU of vitamin D*, ground beef has only 2 IU.
Ground beef has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more CopperCopper	+25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.7%

~equal in Potassium ~241mg

~equal in Iron ~2.27mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.1µg

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.051mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.49µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.8g	6.073g	53%
Fats	41.98g	15.37g	41%
Monounsaturated fat	18.88g	7.322g	29%
Calories	471kcal	241kcal	12%
Vitamin B3	2.452mg	4.026mg	10%
Zinc	4.88mg	5.84mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.22mg	0.311mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	0.408g	7%
Protein	21.57g	23.87g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.252mg	0.512mg	5%
Vitamin B12	2.62µg	2.49µg	5%
Vitamin D	0.7µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin D*	27 IU	2 IU	3%
Selenium	20.8µg	19.1µg	3%
Cholesterol	94mg	88mg	2%
Calcium	12mg	33mg	2%
Copper	0.099mg	0.079mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.171mg	2%
Choline	82.2mg	73.2mg	2%
Potassium	224mg	241mg	1%
Iron	2.31mg	2.27mg	1%
Phosphorus	162mg	166mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	73mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.12mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	218kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.3	N/A
Magnesium	15mg	17mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.051mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.9µg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.862mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.981mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	1.823mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.562mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.852mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.07mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.775mg	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
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A