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

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What are the differences between lamb ribs and turkey meat?

Lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
Lamb ribs's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 53% more.
Lamb ribs has 2 times more vitamin B12 than turkey meat. While lamb ribs has 2.23µg of vitamin B12, turkey meat has only 1.02µg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey meat is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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 ribs

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.4%
Contains more IronIron	+46.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.7%

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+118.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+460%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	1.02µg	50%
Saturated fat	12.77g	2.155g	48%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.616mg	39%
Fats	29.82g	7.39g	35%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	2.647g	25%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	9.573mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Protein	21.12g	28.55g	15%
Selenium	21.8µg	29.8µg	15%
Zinc	3.49mg	2.48mg	9%
Calories	359kcal	189kcal	9%
Phosphorus	166mg	223mg	8%
Iron	1.6mg	1.09mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.948mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.281mg	5%
Cholesterol	97mg	109mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.045mg	4%
Copper	0.115mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Sodium	73mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Potassium	271mg	239mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	14mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	2.119g	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.642mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.865mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.542mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.669mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		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