Ground chicken vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ground chicken and lamb ribs

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, lamb ribs has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb ribs is 72% higher.
Lamb ribs has 5 times less vitamin B6 than ground chicken. Ground chicken has 0.538mg of vitamin B6, while lamb ribs has 0.11mg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Ground chicken

Lamb ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+149.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more IronIron	+72%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.4%

~equal in Sodium ~73mg

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.

Ground chicken

Lamb ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+290%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+389.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+337.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.75mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.23µg	72%
Saturated fat	3.11g	12.77g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.11mg	33%
Fats	10.92g	29.82g	29%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	12.52g	19%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.49mg	14%
Selenium	14.3µg	21.8µg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.63mg	14%
Potassium	677mg	271mg	12%
Choline	59mg		11%
Phosphorus	234mg	166mg	10%
Calories	189kcal	359kcal	9%
Iron	0.93mg	1.6mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.21mg	7%
Copper	0.062mg	0.115mg	6%
Protein	23.28g	21.12g	4%
Folate	2µg	15µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.09mg	3%
Cholesterol	107mg	97mg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	6.75mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Magnesium	28mg	20mg	2%
Calcium	8mg	22mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	2.17g	1%
Sodium	75mg	73mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.019mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.642mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.865mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.542mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.86mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.669mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g		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