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Blood sausage vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between blood sausage and lamb?

  • Blood sausage is higher in iron, yet lamb is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% more.
  • Blood sausage has 9 times more sodium than lamb. While blood sausage has 680mg of sodium, lamb has only 72mg.

We used Blood sausage and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 1.8% 3.4% 240% 13% 35% 9.4% 89% 1.3% 85%
Lamb
Lamb
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more IronIron +240.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +715.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +754.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.6% 20% 18% 30% 23% 36% 9.2% 125% 0% 3.8% 40%
Lamb
Lamb
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +155%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blood sausage Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1µg 2.55µg 65%
Iron 6.4mg 1.88mg 57%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 6.66mg 34%
Zinc 1.3mg 4.46mg 29%
Sodium 680mg 72mg 26%
Phosphorus 22mg 188mg 24%
Fats 34.5g 20.94g 21%
Saturated fat 13.4g 8.83g 21%
Protein 14.6g 24.52g 20%
Selenium 15.5µg 26.4µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 15.9g 8.82g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 1.51g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.25mg 9%
Copper 0.04mg 0.119mg 9%
Cholesterol 120mg 97mg 8%
Potassium 38mg 310mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 52IU 2IU 6%
Choline 72.8mg 93.7mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.6µg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 23mg 4%
Calories 379kcal 294kcal 4%
Folate 5µg 18µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.66mg 1%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.022mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 1.29g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.29g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.29g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.57mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.32mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.39mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 1.05mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.2mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.82mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.02mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.71mg 0.777mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 35% 47% 2%
Protein: 14.6 g
Fats: 34.5 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 2.31 g
Lamb
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +64.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +181.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 49% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 15.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Lamb
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Blood sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171618/nutrients
  2. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.