Lamb loin vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lamb loin and turkey meat

Lamb loin has more vitamin B12, iron, and zinc, while turkey meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Lamb loin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 50% higher.
Turkey meat contains 5 times less saturated fat than lamb loin. Lamb loin contains 10.24g of saturated fat, while turkey meat contains 2.155g.

The food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.6%
Contains more IronIron	+94.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.1%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+460%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~87.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.21µg	1.02µg	50%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.616mg	39%
Saturated fat	10.24g	2.155g	37%
Fats	23.59g	7.39g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	9.68g	2.647g	18%
Vitamin B3	7.1mg	9.573mg	15%
Iron	2.12mg	1.09mg	13%
Protein	22.55g	28.55g	12%
Selenium	24.6µg	29.8µg	9%
Zinc	3.41mg	2.48mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.65mg	0.948mg	6%
Phosphorus	180mg	223mg	6%
Calories	309kcal	189kcal	6%
Cholesterol	95mg	109mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.045mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.7µg	0µg	4%
Copper	0.119mg	0.093mg	3%
Folate	19µg	9µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.281mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	30mg	2%
Sodium	64mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin D	2IU	15IU	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.87g	2.119g	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	246mg	239mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Choline	88.4mg	87.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.264mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.754mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.991mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.579mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.918mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.217mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A