Lamb leg vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lamb leg and roast beef

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B1; however, roast beef has more vitamin B6, potassium, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for sodium for roast beef is 35% higher.
Roast beef has 6 times less saturated fat than lamb leg. Lamb leg has 7.43g of saturated fat, while roast beef has 1.318g.

Food types used in this article are Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+159.8%
Contains more IronIron	+23.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.4%

~equal in Zinc ~3.2mg

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+22.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+206.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	56mg	853mg	35%
Saturated fat	7.43g	1.318g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.46mg	24%
Fats	17.07g	3.69g	21%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.04µg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	1.521g	14%
Potassium	249mg	647mg	12%
Selenium	20.7µg	14.7µg	11%
Phosphorus	170mg	242mg	10%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	0.27g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.043mg	7%
Calories	230kcal	115kcal	6%
Cholesterol	69mg	51mg	6%
Iron	1.66mg	2.05mg	5%
Folate	19µg	5µg	4%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	5.581mg	4%
Copper	0.113mg	0.086mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.49mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.566mg	2%
Zinc	3.32mg	3.2mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.213mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Protein	17.91g	18.62g	1%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Calcium	9mg	5mg	0%
Sugar		0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.015mg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.209mg		0%
Threonine	0.767mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg		0%
Leucine	1.393mg		0%
Lysine	1.582mg		0%
Methionine	0.46mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg		0%
Valine	0.967mg		0%
Histidine	0.567mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A