Lamb leg vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lamb leg and ground chicken

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron; however, ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb leg is 83% higher.
Ground chicken has 2 times less saturated fat than lamb leg. Lamb leg has 7.43g of saturated fat, while ground chicken has 3.11g.

Food types 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, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

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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

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+78.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+171.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+390.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+258.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.121mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	0.51µg	83%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.538mg	30%
Saturated fat	7.43g	3.11g	20%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	1.327mg	13%
Cholesterol	69mg	107mg	13%
Potassium	249mg	677mg	13%
Zinc	3.32mg	1.92mg	13%
Selenium	20.7µg	14.3µg	12%
Protein	17.91g	23.28g	11%
Choline		59mg	11%
Phosphorus	170mg	234mg	9%
Iron	1.66mg	0.93mg	9%
Fats	17.07g	10.92g	9%
Copper	0.113mg	0.062mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.302mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	4.879g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	2.08g	5%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	7.107mg	5%
Folate	19µg	2µg	4%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Calories	230kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.121mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.39mg	1%
Sodium	56mg	75mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	28mg	1%
Calcium	9mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A