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Goat vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between goat and lamb leg

  • Goat has more vitamin B2, iron, copper, and zinc; however, lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 55% more than goat.
  • Lamb leg has 3 times less copper than goat. Goat has 0.303mg of copper, while lamb leg has 0.113mg.
  • Goat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted 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.
Goat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 22% 62% 38% 91% 73% 7.3% 2.6% 113%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.7%
Contains more IronIron +124.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.4%

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.
Goat
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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% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
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% 4.2% 0% 33% 53% 117% 41% 35% 313% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +110.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat Lamb leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.19µg 2.5µg 55%
Saturated fat 0.93g 7.43g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.61mg 0.23mg 29%
Iron 3.73mg 1.66mg 26%
Fats 3.03g 17.07g 22%
Copper 0.303mg 0.113mg 21%
Choline 106.4mg 19%
Zinc 5.27mg 3.32mg 18%
Protein 27.1g 17.91g 18%
Selenium 11.8µg 20.7µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 14%
Vitamin B3 3.95mg 6.26mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 7g 14%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.15mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.23g 1.35g 7%
Potassium 405mg 249mg 5%
Magnesium 0mg 23mg 5%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Calories 143kcal 230kcal 4%
Phosphorus 201mg 170mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.13mg 3%
Cholesterol 75mg 69mg 2%
Manganese 0.042mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 0.21mg 1%
Sodium 86mg 56mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 9mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.403mg 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 1.29mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.371mg 0.864mg 0%
Leucine 2.258mg 1.393mg 0%
Lysine 2.016mg 1.582mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.46mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0.729mg 0%
Valine 1.452mg 0.967mg 0%
Histidine 0.565mg 0.567mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
18% 17% 64%
Protein: 17.91 g
Fats: 17.07 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.3%
Contains more OtherOther +137.1%
Contains more FatsFats +463.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~64.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +414.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +487%

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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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/nutrients
  2. Lamb leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174311/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.