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Lamb ribs vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb ribs and pork leg different?

  • Lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and copper; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb ribs is 67% higher.
  • Lamb ribs contains 2 times more saturated fat than pork leg. While lamb ribs contains 12.77g of saturated fat, pork leg contains only 6.54g.

Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 6.6% 24% 60% 38% 95% 71% 9.5% 2.5% 119%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more IronIron +88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2% 0% 23% 48% 127% 38% 25% 279% 0% 11% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +254%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +717.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.685mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb ribs Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.23µg 0.63µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.736mg 54%
Saturated fat 12.77g 6.54g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.401mg 22%
Fats 29.82g 18.87g 17%
Selenium 21.8µg 29.4µg 14%
Vitamin B3 6.75mg 4.574mg 14%
Zinc 3.49mg 1.93mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 12.52g 8.38g 10%
Iron 1.6mg 0.85mg 9%
Cholesterol 97mg 73mg 8%
Protein 21.12g 17.43g 7%
Calories 359kcal 245kcal 6%
Copper 0.115mg 0.065mg 6%
Phosphorus 166mg 199mg 5%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Calcium 22mg 5mg 2%
Folate 15µg 7µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.17g 2.01g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 47mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.63mg 0.685mg 1%
Potassium 271mg 315mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.2mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 20mg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.904mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.019mg 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.642mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.865mg 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.542mg 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.86mg 0.689mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.669mg 0.659mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 30% 48%
Protein: 21.12 g
Fats: 29.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 47.89 g
Other: 1.17 g
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.2%
Contains more FatsFats +58%
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.77 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.17 g
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.01g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lamb ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174323/nutrients
  2. Pork leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.