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Lamb leg vs. Chicken gizzard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lamb leg and chicken gizzard

  • Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, chicken gizzard is higher in selenium, iron, zinc, and copper.
  • Chicken gizzard covers your daily cholesterol needs 100% more than lamb leg.
  • Chicken gizzard contains 11 times less saturated fat than lamb leg. Lamb leg contains 7.43g of saturated fat, while chicken gizzard contains 0.67g.

Food varieties used in this article are Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered.

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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 2.1% 5.1% 16% 120% 54% 121% 81% 7.3% 9.7% 224%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more IronIron +92.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +270%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +98.6%
~equal in Sodium ~56mg

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% 4% 0% 6.5% 48% 59% 28% 16% 130% 0% 3.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +140.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb leg Chicken gizzard DV% diff.
Cholesterol 69mg 370mg 100%
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 1.04µg 61%
Selenium 20.7µg 41.1µg 37%
Saturated fat 7.43g 0.67g 31%
Protein 17.91g 30.39g 25%
Fats 17.07g 2.68g 22%
Vitamin B3 6.26mg 3.12mg 20%
Iron 1.66mg 3.19mg 19%
Choline 104.4mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7g 0.528g 16%
Zinc 3.32mg 4.42mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.026mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.35g 0.353g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.071mg 6%
Copper 0.113mg 0.161mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Calories 230kcal 154kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.468mg 4%
Phosphorus 170mg 189mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.21mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.074mg 2%
Potassium 249mg 179mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 17mg 1%
Sodium 56mg 56mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.2mg 0%
Trans fat 0.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A

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
30% 3% 68%
Protein: 30.39 g
Fats: 2.68 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.93 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +536.9%
Contains more OtherOther +-170%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~67.93g

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
43% 34% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.353 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1225.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +282.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91%

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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. Chicken gizzard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171457/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.