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Lamb leg vs. Blood sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lamb leg and blood sausage?

  • Lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B6, yet blood sausage is richer in iron.
  • Lamb leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 63% higher.
  • Lamb leg has 8 times more phosphorus than blood sausage. Lamb leg has 170mg of phosphorus, while blood sausage has 22mg.
  • Lamb leg contains less cholesterol.

We used Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Blood sausage types in this comparison.

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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 16% 2.7% 22% 62% 38% 91% 73% 7.3% 2.6% 113%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 1.8% 3.4% 240% 13% 35% 9.4% 89% 1.3% 85%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +555.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +155.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +672.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.5%
Contains more IronIron +285.5%

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% 4.2% 0% 33% 53% 117% 41% 35% 313% 0% 14% 0%
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% 2.6% 20% 18% 30% 23% 36% 9.2% 125% 0% 3.8% 40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +421.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb leg Blood sausage DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 1µg 63%
Iron 1.66mg 6.4mg 59%
Vitamin B3 6.26mg 1.2mg 32%
Fats 17.07g 34.5g 27%
Saturated fat 7.43g 13.4g 27%
Sodium 56mg 680mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 7g 15.9g 22%
Phosphorus 170mg 22mg 21%
Zinc 3.32mg 1.3mg 18%
Cholesterol 69mg 120mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.35g 3.46g 14%
Choline 72.8mg 13%
Selenium 20.7µg 15.5µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.13mg 8%
Copper 0.113mg 0.04mg 8%
Calories 230kcal 379kcal 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 52IU 7%
Protein 17.91g 14.6g 7%
Potassium 249mg 38mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.07mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.13mg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.29g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.29g N/A
Calcium 9mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 1.29g N/A
Manganese 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0.57mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 0.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 1.39mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 1.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0.2mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0.82mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 1.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0.71mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 17% 64%
Protein: 17.91 g
Fats: 17.07 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 0.7 g
15% 35% 47% 2%
Protein: 14.6 g
Fats: 34.5 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 2.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.7%
Contains more WaterWater +36%
Contains more FatsFats +102.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +230%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.35 g
41% 49% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 15.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +127.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +156.3%

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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. Lamb leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174311/nutrients
  2. Blood sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171618/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.