Lamb ribs vs. Luncheon meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lamb ribs and luncheon meat

Lamb ribs has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, copper, and iron; however, luncheon meat is higher in selenium and vitamin B6.
Lamb ribs covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 55% more than luncheon meat.
Luncheon meat contains 4 times less copper than lamb ribs. Lamb ribs contains 0.115mg of copper, while luncheon meat contains 0.03mg.
Luncheon meat has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned.

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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 ribs

Luncheon meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains more IronIron	+64.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+283.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

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 ribs

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+142.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+147.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.613mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	0.92µg	55%
Saturated fat	12.77g	3.944g	40%
Sodium	73mg	820mg	32%
Selenium	21.8µg	38.3µg	30%
Fats	29.82g	12.77g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	5.685g	17%
Zinc	3.49mg	2.15mg	12%
Choline		63.9mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.272mg	12%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	5.225mg	10%
Calories	359kcal	189kcal	9%
Copper	0.115mg	0.03mg	9%
Iron	1.6mg	0.97mg	8%
Protein	21.12g	17.5g	7%
Cholesterol	97mg	78mg	6%
Folate	15µg	0µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	1.565g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.128mg	3%
Calcium	22mg	5mg	2%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.037mg	1%
Potassium	271mg	300mg	1%
Phosphorus	166mg	170mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.04g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.04g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.16mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.213mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.613mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg		0%
Threonine	0.904mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg		0%
Leucine	1.642mg		0%
Lysine	1.865mg		0%
Methionine	0.542mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg		0%
Valine	1.139mg		0%
Histidine	0.669mg		0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.055g	N/A