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Lamb leg vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb leg and goat

  • Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and magnesium; however, goat is richer in vitamin B2, iron, copper, and zinc.
  • Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 55% more than goat.
  • Goat contains less saturated fat.

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 Game meat, goat, 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.
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%
Goat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.7%
Contains more IronIron +124.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110%

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%
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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% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +110.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb leg Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 1.19µg 55%
Saturated fat 7.43g 0.93g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.61mg 29%
Iron 1.66mg 3.73mg 26%
Fats 17.07g 3.03g 22%
Copper 0.113mg 0.303mg 21%
Choline 106.4mg 19%
Zinc 3.32mg 5.27mg 18%
Protein 17.91g 27.1g 18%
Selenium 20.7µg 11.8µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 14%
Vitamin B3 6.26mg 3.95mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 7g 1.36g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.35g 0.23g 7%
Potassium 249mg 405mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 0mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Calories 230kcal 143kcal 4%
Phosphorus 170mg 201mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.09mg 3%
Cholesterol 69mg 75mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.34mg 1%
Sodium 56mg 86mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 17mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0.565mg 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
Goat
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +463.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.3%
Contains more OtherOther +137.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.21g

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
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +414.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +487%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%

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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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.