Ham vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between ham and lamb ribs
- Ham has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B6; however, lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and zinc.
- Lamb ribs covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 66% more than ham.
- Lamb ribs contains 16 times less sodium than ham. Ham contains 1203mg of sodium, while lamb ribs contains 73mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted 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.
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +18.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +184.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +42.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +175% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +45.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +21.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +11.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +737.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +263.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +67.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +56.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +243.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +400% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.65µg | 2.23µg | 66% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.754mg | 0.09mg | 55% |
Saturated fat | 1.81g | 12.77g | 50% |
Sodium | 1203mg | 73mg | 49% |
Fats | 5.53g | 29.82g | 37% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.62g | 12.52g | 25% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 0.11mg | 22% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.023mg | 6.75mg | 17% |
Cholesterol | 53mg | 97mg | 15% |
Choline | 85.1mg | 15% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.54g | 2.17g | 11% |
Calories | 145kcal | 359kcal | 11% |
Zinc | 2.88mg | 3.49mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.403mg | 0.63mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.079mg | 0.115mg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 32IU | 4% | |
Vitamin D | 0.8µg | 4% | |
Phosphorus | 196mg | 166mg | 4% |
Selenium | 19.5µg | 21.8µg | 4% |
Folate | 3µg | 15µg | 3% |
Iron | 1.48mg | 1.6mg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.054mg | 0.019mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.202mg | 0.21mg | 1% |
Carbs | 1.5g | 0g | 1% |
Calcium | 8mg | 22mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 14mg | 20mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 0.1mg | 1% |
Protein | 20.93g | 21.12g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.5g | 0g | N/A |
Potassium | 287mg | 271mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.251mg | 0.247mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.931mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.918mg | 1.019mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.661mg | 1.642mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.775mg | 1.865mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.553mg | 0.542mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.904mg | 0.86mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.908mg | 1.139mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.75mg | 0.669mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +41.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +273.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +439.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +377.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +301.9% |