Chicken meat vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and lamb leg

Chicken meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and selenium; however, lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B1, and copper.
Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 92% more than chicken meat.
Lamb leg has 3 times less vitamin B6 than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while lamb leg has 0.15mg.
Lamb leg contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw.

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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.

Chicken meat

Lamb leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.7%
Contains more IronIron	+31.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+71.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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.

Chicken meat

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.5µg	92%
Protein	27.3g	17.91g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.15mg	19%
Saturated fat	3.79g	7.43g	17%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	6.26mg	14%
Zinc	1.94mg	3.32mg	13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	1.35g	11%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.69mg	7%
Cholesterol	88mg	69mg	6%
Selenium	23.9µg	20.7µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.13mg	6%
Fats	13.6g	17.07g	5%
Iron	1.26mg	1.66mg	5%
Copper	0.066mg	0.113mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.23mg	5%
Folate	5µg	19µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	7g	4%
Phosphorus	182mg	170mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Calcium	15mg	9mg	1%
Potassium	223mg	249mg	1%
Sodium	82mg	56mg	1%
Calories	239kcal	230kcal	0%
Vitamin D	2 IU		0%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.21mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.209mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.567mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		N/A