Lamb leg vs. Turkey bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lamb leg and turkey bacon

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, turkey bacon is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B6, and calcium.
Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 55% more than turkey bacon.
Turkey bacon contains 4 times less vitamin B1 than lamb leg. Lamb leg contains 0.13mg of vitamin B1, while turkey bacon contains 0.03mg.
Turkey bacon has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Turkey bacon, unprepared.

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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

Turkey bacon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more IronIron	+18.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+788.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.6%

~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

Turkey bacon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+110.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+90%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.237mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.675mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	1.19µg	55%
Sodium	56mg	1069mg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	4.699g	22%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	4.032mg	14%
Saturated fat	7.43g	4.52g	13%
Selenium	20.7µg	15.8µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.03mg	8%
Phosphorus	170mg	222mg	7%
Zinc	3.32mg	2.54mg	7%
Calcium	9mg	80mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.244mg	7%
Cholesterol	69mg	86mg	6%
Copper	0.113mg	0.068mg	5%
Protein	17.91g	15.94g	4%
Iron	1.66mg	1.4mg	3%
Potassium	249mg	349mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	6.223g	2%
Folate	19µg	10µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	10µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.11mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.89g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.237mg	1%
Calories	230kcal	226kcal	0%
Fats	17.07g	16.93g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.89g	N/A
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.675mg	0%
Trans fat		0.184g	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		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.197g	N/A