Lamb loin vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb loin and roast beef different?

Lamb loin is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, choline, and vitamin B12, while roast beef is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, and phosphorus.
Lamb loin covers your daily need for saturated fat, 45% more than roast beef.
Lamb loin contains 2 times more choline than roast beef. Lamb loin contains 88.4mg of choline, while roast beef contains 43.9mg.
Roast beef is lower in saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced 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 loin

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+163%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.4%

~equal in Iron ~2.05mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.2mg

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 loin

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+193.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%
Contains more CholineCholine	+101.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+345.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+318.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.04µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	10.24g	1.318g	41%
Sodium	64mg	853mg	34%
Fats	23.59g	3.69g	31%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.46mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	9.68g	1.521g	20%
Selenium	24.6µg	14.7µg	18%
Cholesterol	95mg	51mg	15%
Potassium	246mg	647mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.87g	0.27g	11%
Calories	309kcal	115kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	7.1mg	5.581mg	9%
Phosphorus	180mg	242mg	9%
Choline	88.4mg	43.9mg	8%
Protein	22.55g	18.62g	8%
Vitamin B12	2.21µg	2.04µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.043mg	5%
Copper	0.119mg	0.086mg	4%
Folate	19µg	5µg	4%
Vitamin K	4.7µg	1.6µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.49mg	3%
Zinc	3.41mg	3.2mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.65mg	0.566mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.213mg	2%
Iron	2.12mg	2.05mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	18mg	5mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	1IU	0%
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.015mg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A