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Chuck steak vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chuck steak and lamb

  • Chuck steak has more zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and iron; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B3 and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Chuck steak's daily need coverage for zinc is 38% more.
  • Chuck steak contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. Chuck steak contains 0.373mg of vitamin B6, while lamb contains 0.13mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more IronIron +30.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Calcium ~17mg
~equal in Potassium ~310mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg
~equal in Sodium ~72mg
~equal in Selenium ~26.4µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +187.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chuck steak Lamb DV% diff.
Zinc 8.68mg 4.46mg 38%
Vitamin B12 3.03µg 2.55µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.373mg 0.13mg 19%
Vitamin B3 4.663mg 6.66mg 12%
Iron 2.45mg 1.88mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.191mg 0.25mg 5%
Copper 0.077mg 0.119mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 1.51g 5%
Choline 79mg 93.7mg 3%
Folate 6µg 18µg 3%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 4.6µg 3%
Cholesterol 87mg 97mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.1mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 9.457g 8.82g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.752mg 0.66mg 2%
Fats 19.64g 20.94g 2%
Selenium 27.5µg 26.4µg 2%
Saturated fat 8.66g 8.83g 1%
Protein 24.98g 24.52g 1%
Calories 277kcal 294kcal 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 193mg 188mg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 22mg 23mg 0%
Calcium 16mg 17mg 0%
Potassium 325mg 310mg 0%
Sodium 71mg 72mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.14mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.022mg 0%
Trans fat 1.287g N/A
Tryptophan 0.281mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.062mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 2.009mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.184mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.709mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.129mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.809mg 0.777mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more OtherOther +412.5%
~equal in Protein ~24.52g
~equal in Fats ~20.94g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~53.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~8.83g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.82g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/nutrients
  2. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.