Lamb leg vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb leg and rib eye steak different?

Lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B3, while rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 25% more than lamb leg.
Lamb leg is lower in saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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

Rib eye steak

Contains more CopperCopper	+41.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+34.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~260mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19%
Contains more FolateFolate	+216.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+218%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.477mg	25%
Zinc	3.32mg	5.91mg	24%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.1µg	17%
Selenium	20.7µg	29.7µg	16%
Protein	17.91g	23.69g	12%
Saturated fat	7.43g	9.684g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	10.519g	9%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	4.908mg	8%
Iron	1.66mg	2.24mg	7%
Fats	17.07g	21.81g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.071mg	5%
Copper	0.113mg	0.08mg	4%
Cholesterol	69mg	80mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.287mg	4%
Folate	19µg	6µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.536mg	3%
Calories	230kcal	291kcal	3%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.08mg	3%
Phosphorus	170mg	152mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	1.027g	2%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	249mg	260mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	54mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A