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Lamb loin vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb loin and headcheese different?

  • Lamb loin has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and iron than headcheese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb loin is 48% higher.
  • Lamb loin contains 246 times more selenium than headcheese. While lamb loin contains 24.6µg of selenium, headcheese contains only 0.1µg.
  • Headcheese has less saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Headcheese, pork are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 22% 80% 40% 93% 77% 8.3% 2.6% 134%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +693.5%
Contains more IronIron +41.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +251.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24500%
~equal in Copper ~0.122mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.2% 1.5% 25% 55% 133% 39% 25% 276% 12% 14% 48%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1513.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +38.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb loin Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.21µg 1.05µg 48%
Selenium 24.6µg 0.1µg 45%
Vitamin B3 7.1mg 0.44mg 42%
Sodium 64mg 941mg 38%
Saturated fat 10.24g 3.402g 31%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.97mg 22%
Fats 23.59g 10.9g 20%
Phosphorus 180mg 56mg 18%
Protein 22.55g 13.83g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.65mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 9.68g 5.601g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.115mg 10%
Cholesterol 95mg 69mg 9%
Calories 309kcal 157kcal 8%
Iron 2.12mg 1.5mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.023mg 6%
Potassium 246mg 31mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.19mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.87g 1.134g 5%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.9µg 4%
Folate 19µg 2µg 4%
Vitamin D 2IU 37IU 4%
Choline 88.4mg 104.1mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 3.4µg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.25mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 16mg 0%
Copper 0.119mg 0.122mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.264mg 0%
Threonine 0.965mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.088mg 0%
Leucine 1.754mg 0%
Lysine 1.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.579mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.918mg 0%
Valine 1.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.714mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 24% 53%
Protein: 22.55 g
Fats: 23.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 52.5 g
Other: 1.36 g
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.1%
Contains more FatsFats +116.4%
Contains more WaterWater +40.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.43g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.68 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.87 g
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lamb loin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172490/nutrients
  2. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.