Lamb loin vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between lamb loin and pork Meat?
- Lamb loin is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc, yet pork Meat is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
- Pork Meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 71% higher.
- Lamb loin has 9 times more saturated fat than pork Meat. Lamb loin has 10.24g of saturated fat, while pork Meat has 1.198g.
We used Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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 | +200% |
| Contains more IronIron | +84.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +40.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +53.8% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +26.1% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +71.1% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +48.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -10.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +55.3% |
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 EVitamin E | +37.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +287.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +850% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +61.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +55.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +571.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0.95mg | 71% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.21µg | 0.57µg | 68% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.11mg | 0.739mg | 48% |
| Saturated fat | 10.24g | 1.198g | 41% |
| Fats | 23.59g | 3.51g | 31% |
| Selenium | 24.6µg | 38.2µg | 25% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.68g | 1.334g | 21% |
| Iron | 2.12mg | 1.15mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 180mg | 267mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.24mg | 0.387mg | 11% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.87g | 0.506g | 9% |
| Zinc | 3.41mg | 2.42mg | 9% |
| Calories | 309kcal | 143kcal | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 73mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.65mg | 1.012mg | 7% |
| Protein | 22.55g | 26.17g | 7% |
| Potassium | 246mg | 421mg | 5% |
| Folate | 19µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 4.7µg | 0µg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 7.1mg | 7.432mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 29mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.119mg | 0.111mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 6mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 10IU | 1% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 57mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.11mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.033g | N/A | |
| Choline | 88.4mg | 88.9mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.264mg | 0.275mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.965mg | 1.175mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.088mg | 1.288mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.754mg | 2.229mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.991mg | 2.427mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.579mg | 0.721mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.918mg | 1.1mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.217mg | 1.367mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.714mg | 1.13mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.013g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.013g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.411g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +572.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +56.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +16.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +32.3% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +625.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +269.6% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.3% |