Lamb loin vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between lamb loin and lamb leg?
- Lamb loin is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat, yet lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12.
- Lamb loin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 14% higher.
- Lamb leg contains less saturated fat.
We used Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw types in this comparison.
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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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +27.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +18.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -12.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +13.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +90.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +30% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +36.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +13.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Choline | 88.4mg | 16% | |
| Saturated fat | 10.24g | 7.43g | 13% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.21µg | 2.5µg | 12% |
| Fats | 23.59g | 17.07g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 69mg | 9% |
| Protein | 22.55g | 17.91g | 9% |
| Selenium | 24.6µg | 20.7µg | 7% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.68g | 7g | 7% |
| Iron | 2.12mg | 1.66mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 7.1mg | 6.26mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 4.7µg | 4% | |
| Calories | 309kcal | 230kcal | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.87g | 1.35g | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0.13mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.11mg | 0.15mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 9mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Phosphorus | 180mg | 170mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.24mg | 0.23mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 3.41mg | 3.32mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.65mg | 0.69mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.119mg | 0.113mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.11mg | 0.21mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 23mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 246mg | 249mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 56mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Folate | 19µg | 19µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.264mg | 0.209mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.965mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.088mg | 0.864mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.754mg | 1.393mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.991mg | 1.582mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.579mg | 0.46mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.918mg | 0.729mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.217mg | 0.967mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.714mg | 0.567mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +25.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +38.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +94.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +22.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +38.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +38.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -27.4% |
