Lamb leg vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb leg and beef tenderloin

Lamb leg has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B5; however, beef tenderloin is richer in iron, vitamin B6, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 20% more than beef tenderloin.
Beef tenderloin has 3 times less vitamin B5 than lamb leg. Lamb leg has 0.69mg of vitamin B5, while beef tenderloin has 0.25mg.
Lamb leg contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, 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.

Lamb leg

Beef tenderloin

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+42.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.9%
Contains more IronIron	+87.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Calcium ~9mg

~equal in Copper ~0.123mg

~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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.

Lamb leg

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+176%
Contains more FolateFolate	+137.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.46µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	3mg	20%
Iron	1.66mg	3.11mg	18%
Choline		91mg	17%
Protein	17.91g	23.9g	12%
Fats	17.07g	24.6g	12%
Saturated fat	7.43g	9.72g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.25mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	10.27g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.25mg	8%
Zinc	3.32mg	4.03mg	6%
Calories	230kcal	324kcal	5%
Phosphorus	170mg	203mg	5%
Cholesterol	69mg	85mg	5%
Selenium	20.7µg	22.9µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.09mg	3%
Folate	19µg	8µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	1g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.26mg	2%
Potassium	249mg	331mg	2%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.46µg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.123mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.014mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.818mg	0%