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

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How are lamb leg and pork leg different?

  • Lamb leg is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and copper; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb leg is 78% higher.
  • Lamb leg contains 2 times more iron than pork leg. While lamb leg contains 1.66mg of iron, pork leg contains only 0.85mg.
  • Pork leg has less saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +95.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42%

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 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +296.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.685mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb leg Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 0.63µg 78%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.736mg 51%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.401mg 19%
Selenium 20.7µg 29.4µg 16%
Zinc 3.32mg 1.93mg 13%
Vitamin B3 6.26mg 4.574mg 11%
Iron 1.66mg 0.85mg 10%
Copper 0.113mg 0.065mg 5%
Saturated fat 7.43g 6.54g 4%
Phosphorus 170mg 199mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.35g 2.01g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 7g 8.38g 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Fats 17.07g 18.87g 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Potassium 249mg 315mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.2mg 2%
Calories 230kcal 245kcal 1%
Protein 17.91g 17.43g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Cholesterol 69mg 73mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 5mg 0%
Sodium 56mg 47mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.685mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0.659mg 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
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +10.5%
Contains more OtherOther +75.7%
~equal in Protein ~17.43g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.47g

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
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.9%

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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. Pork leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/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.