Lamb leg vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb leg and porterhouse steak

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat; however, porterhouse steak is richer in vitamin B6, iron, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Porterhouse steak covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 17% more than lamb leg.
Porterhouse steak has 2 times less vitamin B5 than lamb leg. Lamb leg has 0.69mg of vitamin B5, while porterhouse steak has 0.314mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.1%
Contains more IronIron	+77.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.6µg

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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+171.4%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+143.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.228mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline		91.3mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.365mg	17%
Iron	1.66mg	2.94mg	16%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	4.21mg	13%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.18µg	13%
Protein	17.91g	23.96g	12%
Zinc	3.32mg	4.56mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.314mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	0.69g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	8.65g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.099mg	3%
Fats	17.07g	19.27g	3%
Folate	19µg	7µg	3%
Phosphorus	170mg	193mg	3%
Calories	230kcal	276kcal	2%
Selenium	20.7µg	19.6µg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.13mg	2%
Saturated fat	7.43g	7.271g	1%
Potassium	249mg	299mg	1%
Cholesterol	69mg	67mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	7mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.18mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.228mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.259mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	1.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.228mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	2.105mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	2.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	1.033mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.288mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.775mg	0%