Canadian bacon vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Canadian bacon and mutton different?

Canadian bacon is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, and potassium; however, mutton is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mutton is 167% higher.
Canadian bacon contains 11 times more vitamin B1 than mutton. While Canadian bacon contains 0.669mg of vitamin B1, mutton contains only 0.06mg.
Mutton has less sodium.

Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) are the varieties 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.

Canadian bacon

Mutton

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+144.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more IronIron	+750%
Contains more ZincZinc	+242.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.062mg

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

Mutton

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1015%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+95.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+932.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Choline ~100.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	4.44µg	167%
Iron	0.56mg	4.76mg	53%
Vitamin B1	0.669mg	0.06mg	51%
Zinc	1.73mg	5.93mg	38%
Sodium	993mg	135mg	37%
Selenium	50.4µg	38µg	23%
Vitamin B3	9.988mg	6.52mg	22%
Saturated fat	1.039g	5.142g	19%
Potassium	999mg	409mg	17%
Cholesterol	67mg	109mg	14%
Fats	2.78g	11.09g	13%
Protein	28.31g	33.43g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.3mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	1.255g	4.459g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.377mg	7%
Phosphorus	309mg	272mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.72mg	0.897mg	4%
Calories	146kcal	234kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.41mg	0.8mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.485g	0.814g	2%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.033mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	27mg	31mg	1%
Vitamin D	9IU		1%
Folate	4µg	0µg	1%
Choline	104.8mg	100.6mg	1%
Carbs	1.8g	0.08g	1%
Net carbs	1.8g	0.08g	N/A
Calcium	7mg	10mg	0%
Sugar	1.2g		N/A
Copper	0.063mg	0.062mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.332mg	0.257mg	0%
Threonine	1.226mg	1.403mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	1.588mg	0%
Leucine	2.294mg	2.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.479mg	2.999mg	0%
Methionine	0.764mg	0.918mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	1.399mg	0%
Valine	1.41mg	1.678mg	0%
Histidine	1.134mg	0.975mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g	0.147g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.36g		N/A