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Lamb leg vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb leg and milk

  • Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, iron, copper, and phosphorus, while milk has more calcium.
  • Lamb leg covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 85% more than milk.
  • Lamb leg contains 67 times more vitamin B3 than milk. While lamb leg contains 6.26mg of vitamin B3, milk contains only 0.093mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in milk is lower.
  • Lamb leg has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lamb leg is 0, while the glycemic index of milk is 31.

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 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66%
Contains more IronIron +5433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1030%
Contains more ZincZinc +690.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +527.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1288.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%

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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6631.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +305.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +431.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb leg Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 0.47µg 85%
Vitamin B3 6.26mg 0.093mg 39%
Selenium 20.7µg 3.3µg 32%
Saturated fat 7.43g 0.633g 31%
Protein 17.91g 3.37g 29%
Zinc 3.32mg 0.42mg 26%
Fats 17.07g 0.97g 25%
Cholesterol 69mg 5mg 21%
Iron 1.66mg 0.03mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7g 0.277g 17%
Calcium 9mg 125mg 12%
Copper 0.113mg 0.01mg 11%
Phosphorus 170mg 95mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.037mg 9%
Calories 230kcal 42kcal 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.35g 0.035g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.361mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.185mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 249mg 150mg 3%
Carbs 0g 4.99g 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.003mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.01mg 1%
Sodium 56mg 44mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +431.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1659.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +39.8%
~equal in Other ~0.75g

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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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2427.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3757.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.