Pork spareribs: weights & conversions
One weighs about 85 g. 100 g is 277 calories and 17.4 g of protein.
Also written as: spareribs, ribs, baby back ribs, country style ribs.
A recipe states what you buy, not what you eat. About 55% of the purchased weight of pork spareribs reaches the plate — the rest is bone, skin and trim. Every figure below is per 100 g of edible portion.
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1 pork sparerib of pork spareribs is about 85 grams.
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts pork spareribs instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 pork sparerib | 85 g | 3 oz |
| 2 pork spareribs | 170 g | |
| 3 pork spareribs | 255 g | |
| 4 pork spareribs | 340 g | |
| 6 pork spareribs | 510 g | |
| 12 pork spareribs | 1020 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 277 | 17.4 g | 22.2 g | 0 g | 0 g | 78 mg |
| Per pork sparerib (85 g) | 235 | 14.8 g | 18.9 g | 0 g | 0 g | 66 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 314 | 19.7 g | 25.2 g | 0 g | 0 g | 88 mg |
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- How much does one pork sparerib weigh?
- One pork sparerib weighs about 85 g (3 oz), so a pound is roughly 5 of them.
- How many calories are in pork spareribs?
- Pork spareribs has about 277 calories per 100 g, so one pork sparerib is roughly 235 calories.
- How much protein is in pork spareribs?
- About 17.4 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 19.7 g in a 4 oz portion.
- Does all the weight on the package of pork spareribs get eaten?
- No. About 55% of the purchased weight reaches the plate — the rest is bone, skin and trim. The figures on this page are per 100 g of edible meat, so every pound you buy yields roughly 249 g to eat.