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

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What are the differences between elk meat and lamb loin?

Elk meat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, yet lamb loin is higher in selenium.
Lamb loin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% more.
Elk meat has 4 times more vitamin B6 than lamb loin. While elk meat has 0.485mg of vitamin B6, lamb loin has only 0.11mg.
The amount of cholesterol in elk meat is lower.

We used Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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 loin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.3%
Contains more IronIron	+92%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+134.3%

~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 loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.9%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.342g	10.24g	40%
Fats	3.41g	23.59g	31%
Vitamin B12	2.96µg	2.21µg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.11mg	29%
Copper	0.349mg	0.119mg	26%
Selenium	10.5µg	24.6µg	26%
Iron	4.07mg	2.12mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	9.68g	22%
Protein	30.76g	22.55g	16%
Choline		88.4mg	16%
Phosphorus	285mg	180mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.212mg	0.65mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.161g	1.87g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.24mg	10%
Cholesterol	72mg	95mg	8%
Calories	162kcal	309kcal	7%
Zinc	4.12mg	3.41mg	6%
Vitamin B3	6.143mg	7.1mg	6%
Potassium	392mg	246mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.144mg	0.1mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.7µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.11mg	3%
Folate	9µg	19µg	3%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	29mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	18mg	1%
Sodium	50mg	64mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	53kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	62g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.84	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.275mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	1.236mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.291mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	2.513mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.755mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.126mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.428mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.948mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A