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Egg white vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between egg whites and lamb?

  • Egg whites are richer in vitamin B2, yet lamb is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, iron, choline, and selenium.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 103% higher.
  • Egg whites have 2 times more vitamin B2 than lamb. Egg whites have 0.439mg of vitamin B2, while lamb has 0.25mg.

We used Egg, white, raw, fresh and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.2%
Contains more IronIron +2250%
Contains more CopperCopper +417.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +14766.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1153.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32%

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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +247.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2733.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +8418.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 2.55µg 103%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 6.66mg 41%
Zinc 0.03mg 4.46mg 40%
Saturated fat 0g 8.83g 40%
Fats 0.17g 20.94g 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Protein 10.9g 24.52g 27%
Phosphorus 15mg 188mg 25%
Iron 0.08mg 1.88mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.82g 22%
Choline 1.1mg 93.7mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.25mg 15%
Selenium 20µg 26.4µg 12%
Calories 52kcal 294kcal 12%
Copper 0.023mg 0.119mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.51g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.66mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.1mg 8%
Potassium 163mg 310mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.6µg 4%
Folate 4µg 18µg 4%
Sodium 166mg 72mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 7mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 0.73g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 0.71g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.022mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.777mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Lamb
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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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +63%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125%
Contains more FatsFats +12217.6%
Contains more OtherOther +30.2%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.