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Lamb leg vs. Kielbasa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lamb leg and kielbasa

  • Lamb leg has more iron; however, kielbasa is higher in vitamin C, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Kielbasa covers your daily sodium needs 50% more than lamb leg.
  • Kielbasa has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of kielbasa is higher.

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 Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked.

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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 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +33.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb leg Kielbasa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 104%
Sodium 56mg 1200mg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.26mg 39%
Selenium 20.7µg 38%
Zinc 3.32mg 30%
Phosphorus 170mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 14.8mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 14%
Copper 0.113mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 11%
Protein 17.91g 13.1g 10%
Potassium 249mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.35g 2.33g 7%
Saturated fat 7.43g 6.23g 5%
Iron 1.66mg 1.24mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 7g 8.27g 3%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.9g 1%
Fats 17.07g 17.6g 1%
Calories 230kcal 226kcal 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.9g N/A
Cholesterol 69mg 70mg 0%
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%

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
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +385.7%
~equal in Fats ~17.6g
~equal in Water ~62g

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
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.6%

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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. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/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.