Bockwurst vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bockwurst and lamb different?

Bockwurst is richer in vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1, while lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, and choline.
Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 70% more than bockwurst.
Bockwurst contains 15 times more vitamin K than lamb. Bockwurst contains 70.2µg of vitamin K, while lamb contains 4.6µg.
Lamb is lower in sodium.
Bockwurst has a higher glycemic index (28) than lamb (0).

Bockwurst, pork, veal, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types were used 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.

Bockwurst

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+141.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+677.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.8%
Contains more IronIron	+63.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19%
Contains more ZincZinc	+115.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.6%

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.

Bockwurst

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+93%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+190.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1426.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+196.5%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.86µg	2.55µg	70%
Vitamin K	70.2µg	4.6µg	55%
Tryptophan	153mg	0.287mg	55%
Sodium	756mg	72mg	30%
Selenium	11.3µg	26.4µg	27%
Zinc	2.07mg	4.46mg	22%
Protein	14.03g	24.52g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.378mg	0.13mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	13.138g	8.82g	11%
Iron	1.15mg	1.88mg	9%
Choline	46.4mg	93.7mg	9%
Fats	25.87g	20.94g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.193mg	0.1mg	8%
Vitamin B3	5.616mg	6.66mg	7%
Manganese	0.171mg	0.022mg	6%
Saturated fat	10.256g	8.83g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.891mg	0.66mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.328g	1.51g	5%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	0mg	4%
Fiber	1g	0g	4%
Phosphorus	169mg	188mg	3%
Calcium	41mg	17mg	2%
Copper	0.1mg	0.119mg	2%
Vitamin A	15µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.14mg	2%
Carbs	2.95g	0g	1%
Cholesterol	93mg	97mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Potassium	270mg	310mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.25mg	1%
Calories	301kcal	294kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	215kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.95g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Sugar	1.33g	0g	N/A
Folate	17µg	18µg	0%
Threonine	0.613mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.677mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	1.107mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.166mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.333mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.556mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	0.767mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.513mg	0.777mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%