Beef vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef and lamb loin

Beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, and phosphorus; however, lamb loin has more vitamin B3.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 83% more.
Beef has 6 times more vitamin B6 than lamb loin. Beef has 0.669mg of vitamin B6, while lamb loin has 0.11mg.
Beef is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Beef

Lamb loin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.1%
Contains more IronIron	+43.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+122.2%

~equal in Zinc ~3.41mg

~equal in Selenium ~24.6µg

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.

Beef

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+508.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+90.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+193.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+171.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+16.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	2.21µg	83%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.11mg	43%
Saturated fat	2.595g	10.24g	35%
Fats	6.54g	23.59g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	9.68g	17%
Iron	3.04mg	2.12mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.24mg	12%
Phosphorus	259mg	180mg	11%
Protein	27.55g	22.55g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1.87g	9%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	7.1mg	8%
Calories	169kcal	309kcal	7%
Cholesterol	85mg	95mg	3%
Zinc	3.7mg	3.41mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.65mg	3%
Potassium	352mg	246mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	4.7µg	3%
Folate	7µg	19µg	3%
Choline	75.6mg	88.4mg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.1mg	2%
Copper	0.097mg	0.119mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.11mg	1%
Selenium	25.4µg	24.6µg	1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin D	3IU	2IU	0%
Sodium	54mg	64mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A