Lamb leg vs. Quail meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb leg and quail meat different?

Lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium, while quail meat is higher in copper, vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Lamb leg covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 86% more than quail meat.
Lamb leg contains 2 times more saturated fat than quail meat. Lamb leg contains 7.43g of saturated fat, while quail meat contains 3.38g.

Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Quail, meat, and skin, raw types were 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.

Lamb leg

Quail meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more IronIron	+139.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+348.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Sodium ~53mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+481.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+137.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+87.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	0.43µg	86%
Copper	0.113mg	0.507mg	44%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.6mg	35%
Iron	1.66mg	3.97mg	29%
Saturated fat	7.43g	3.38g	18%
Phosphorus	170mg	275mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	2.98g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.244mg	10%
Zinc	3.32mg	2.42mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	73µg	8%
Fats	17.07g	12.05g	8%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	7.538mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	4.18g	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Selenium	20.7µg	16.6µg	7%
Folate	19µg	8µg	3%
Protein	17.91g	19.63g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.772mg	2%
Calories	230kcal	192kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.26mg	2%
Cholesterol	69mg	76mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Potassium	249mg	216mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	53mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.03g	N/A