Canadian bacon vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Canadian bacon and lamb loin

Canadian bacon has more vitamin B1, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, lamb loin is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
Lamb loin covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 74% more than Canadian bacon.
Canadian bacon has 16 times more sodium than lamb loin. While Canadian bacon has 993mg of sodium, lamb loin has only 64mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried 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.

Canadian bacon

Lamb loin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+306.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+157.1%
Contains more IronIron	+278.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+88.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

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.

Canadian bacon

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+272.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+569%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+154.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+18.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+414%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2250%
Contains more FolateFolate	+375%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.65mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	2.21µg	74%
Selenium	50.4µg	24.6µg	47%
Vitamin B1	0.669mg	0.1mg	47%
Saturated fat	1.039g	10.24g	42%
Sodium	993mg	64mg	40%
Fats	2.78g	23.59g	32%
Potassium	999mg	246mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	1.255g	9.68g	21%
Iron	0.56mg	2.12mg	20%
Vitamin B3	9.988mg	7.1mg	18%
Phosphorus	309mg	180mg	18%
Zinc	1.73mg	3.41mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.11mg	13%
Protein	28.31g	22.55g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.485g	1.87g	9%
Cholesterol	67mg	95mg	9%
Calories	146kcal	309kcal	8%
Copper	0.063mg	0.119mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.24mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	4.7µg	4%
Folate	4µg	19µg	4%
Choline	104.8mg	88.4mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.41mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.72mg	0.65mg	1%
Calcium	7mg	18mg	1%
Magnesium	27mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin D	9IU	2IU	1%
Carbs	1.8g	0g	1%
Net carbs	1.8g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.2g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.016mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.332mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	1.226mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	2.294mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	2.479mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.764mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.41mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	1.134mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.36g		N/A