Lamb leg vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lamb leg and lamb ribs

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12; however, lamb ribs is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Lamb ribs's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 27% more.
Lamb leg contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, 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.

Lamb leg

Lamb ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+144.4%

~equal in Potassium ~271mg

~equal in Iron ~1.6mg

~equal in Copper ~0.115mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.49mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~21.8µg

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

Lamb ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.75mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.63mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	7.43g	12.77g	24%
Fats	17.07g	29.82g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	12.52g	14%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.23µg	11%
Cholesterol	69mg	97mg	9%
Calories	230kcal	359kcal	6%
Protein	17.91g	21.12g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	2.17g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	6.75mg	3%
Selenium	20.7µg	21.8µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.21mg	2%
Zinc	3.32mg	3.49mg	2%
Sodium	56mg	73mg	1%
Folate	19µg	15µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	9mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.1mg	1%
Potassium	249mg	271mg	1%
Iron	1.66mg	1.6mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.63mg	1%
Phosphorus	170mg	166mg	1%
Copper	0.113mg	0.115mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.019mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	1.642mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	1.865mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.542mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.86mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.669mg	0%