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

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Summary of differences between elk meat and lamb leg

Elk meat has more iron, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and zinc, while lamb leg has more selenium.
Lamb leg covers your daily need for saturated fat, 30% more than elk meat.
Elk meat contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb leg. While elk meat contains 0.485mg of vitamin B6, lamb leg contains only 0.15mg.
The amount of saturated fat in elk meat is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 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.

Elk meat

Lamb leg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.4%
Contains more IronIron	+145.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+208.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97.1%

~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.

Elk meat

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+161.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.4%

Contains more FolateFolate

+111.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.13mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	4.07mg	1.66mg	30%
Saturated fat	1.342g	7.43g	28%
Copper	0.349mg	0.113mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.15mg	26%
Protein	30.76g	17.91g	26%
Fats	3.41g	17.07g	21%
Vitamin B12	2.96µg	2.5µg	19%
Selenium	10.5µg	20.7µg	19%
Phosphorus	285mg	170mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	7g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.23mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.212mg	0.69mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.161g	1.35g	8%
Zinc	4.12mg	3.32mg	7%
Potassium	392mg	249mg	4%
Folate	9µg	19µg	3%
Calories	162kcal	230kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.21mg	2%
Vitamin B3	6.143mg	6.26mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.144mg	0.13mg	1%
Magnesium	29mg	23mg	1%
Cholesterol	72mg	69mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	50mg	56mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.275mg	0.209mg	0%
Threonine	1.236mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.291mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	2.513mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.755mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.126mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	1.428mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	0.948mg	0.567mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A