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Ground chicken vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ground chicken and lamb

  • Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and phosphorus; however, lamb is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and copper.
  • Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 85% more than ground chicken.
  • Lamb contains 4 times less vitamin B6 than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 0.538mg of vitamin B6, while lamb contains 0.13mg.
  • Ground chicken has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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 20% 2.4% 60% 35% 21% 52% 100% 9.8% 2.1% 78%
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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 +21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more IronIron +102.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +132.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +84.6%
~equal in Sodium ~72mg

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% 7.8% 0% 30% 70% 133% 80% 124% 64% 5.3% 1.5% 32%
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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 EVitamin E +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +119%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +58.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground chicken Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.51µg 2.55µg 85%
Vitamin B6 0.538mg 0.13mg 31%
Saturated fat 3.11g 8.83g 26%
Zinc 1.92mg 4.46mg 23%
Selenium 14.3µg 26.4µg 22%
Fats 10.92g 20.94g 15%
Vitamin B5 1.327mg 0.66mg 13%
Iron 0.93mg 1.88mg 12%
Potassium 677mg 310mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.879g 8.82g 10%
Phosphorus 234mg 188mg 7%
Copper 0.062mg 0.119mg 6%
Choline 59mg 93.7mg 6%
Calories 189kcal 294kcal 5%
Folate 2µg 18µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.08g 1.51g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.25mg 4%
Cholesterol 107mg 97mg 3%
Vitamin B3 7.107mg 6.66mg 3%
Protein 23.28g 24.52g 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 4.6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.121mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 8mg 17mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sodium 75mg 72mg 0%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.022mg 0%
Trans fat 0.087g N/A
Tryptophan 0.196mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.97mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.06mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.816mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.014mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.596mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.912mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.777mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.031g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.016g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.787g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 11% 65%
Protein: 23.28 g
Fats: 10.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.92 g
Other: 0.88 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 WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more FatsFats +91.8%
~equal in Protein ~24.52g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 48% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.08 g
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80.8%

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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. Ground chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171117/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.