Chicken sandwich vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between chicken sandwich and lamb

Chicken sandwich has more vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb is 101% higher.
Lamb has 17 times less vitamin E than chicken sandwich. Chicken sandwich has 2.41mg of vitamin E, while lamb has 0.14mg.
Lamb is lower in sodium.
Chicken sandwich has a higher glycemic index than lamb.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

Infographic

Infographic link

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 sandwich

Lamb

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+241.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+895.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+631.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Iron ~1.88mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

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 sandwich

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1621.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+194.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+84.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+161.1%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1861.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+165.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	2.55µg	101%
Zinc	0.61mg	4.46mg	35%
Saturated fat	2.123g	8.83g	30%
Sodium	753mg	72mg	30%
Cholesterol	35mg	97mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.383mg	0.13mg	19%
Protein	16.28g	24.52g	16%
Fats	11.19g	20.94g	15%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	0.14mg	15%
Selenium	19.9µg	26.4µg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.66mg	11%
Choline	35.3mg	93.7mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.481g	8.82g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.177g	1.51g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.23mg	0.1mg	11%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.022mg	9%
Folate	47µg	18µg	7%
Starch	16.5g		7%
Carbs	20.89g	0g	7%
Vitamin B3	7.72mg	6.66mg	7%
Fiber	1.4g	0g	6%
Copper	0.067mg	0.119mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.25mg	4%
Calcium	58mg	17mg	4%
Vitamin K	8.5µg	4.6µg	3%
Calories	250kcal	294kcal	2%
Potassium	245mg	310mg	2%
Fructose	0.97g		1%
Iron	1.77mg	1.88mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	19.49g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	5IU	2IU	0%
Magnesium	24mg	23mg	0%
Sugar	3.64g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	185mg	188mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.03g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.287mg	0%
Threonine		1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.183mg	0%
Leucine		1.908mg	0%
Lysine		2.166mg	0%
Methionine		0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.998mg	0%
Valine		1.323mg	0%
Histidine		0.777mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.197g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.884g		N/A