Lamb leg vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb leg and meatball

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and selenium, while meatball has more manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and calcium.
Lamb leg covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 63% more than meatball.
Lamb leg contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than meatball. While lamb leg contains 6.26mg of vitamin B3, meatball contains only 3.108mg.
The amount of sodium in lamb leg is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style.

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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

Meatball

Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+788.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1310%

~equal in Iron ~1.77mg

~equal in Copper ~0.123mg

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

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+150%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+89.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.136mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	1µg	63%
Sodium	56mg	666mg	27%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	3.108mg	20%
Zinc	3.32mg	1.66mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	3.346g	13%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.282mg	11%
Selenium	20.7µg	15.3µg	10%
Phosphorus	170mg	239mg	10%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Fats	17.07g	22.21g	8%
Choline		45.2mg	8%
Vitamin K		8.2µg	7%
Calcium	9mg	80mg	7%
Protein	17.91g	14.4g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	9.188g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.924mg	5%
Folate	19µg	36µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.202mg	4%
Calories	230kcal	286kcal	3%
Carbs	0g	8.06g	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	22µg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	31mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.42mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Saturated fat	7.43g	7.627g	1%
Cholesterol	69mg	66mg	1%
Potassium	249mg	296mg	1%
Iron	1.66mg	1.77mg	1%
Copper	0.113mg	0.123mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.136mg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar		3.47g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.23mg	0%
Trans fat		0.577g	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%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.07g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.815g	N/A