Lamb leg vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb leg and steak different?

Lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B3, while steak is higher in zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat.
Steak covers your daily need for zinc, 27% 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 off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" 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

Steak

Contains more CopperCopper	+32.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12%
Contains more IronIron	+44.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+91%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~163mg

~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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

Steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+216.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	3.32mg	6.34mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.5mg	27%
Selenium	20.7µg	31.8µg	20%
Protein	17.91g	24.85g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg		14%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.2µg	13%
Iron	1.66mg	2.4mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	5.149mg	7%
Saturated fat	7.43g	8.443g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	9.171g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.301mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.074mg	5%
Folate	19µg	6µg	3%
Copper	0.113mg	0.085mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	0.896g	3%
Cholesterol	69mg	78mg	3%
Fats	17.07g	19.02g	3%
Calories	230kcal	271kcal	2%
Manganese	0.02mg		1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Phosphorus	170mg	163mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Potassium	249mg	279mg	1%
Vitamin D		6IU	1%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	58mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.013g	N/A