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Lamb vs. Blood sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb and blood sausage?

  • Lamb is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B2, and copper, yet blood sausage is higher in iron.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% more.
  • Lamb has 9 times more phosphorus than blood sausage. While lamb has 188mg of phosphorus, blood sausage has only 22mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lamb is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Blood sausage 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
Lamb
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 1.8% 3.4% 240% 13% 35% 9.4% 89% 1.3% 85%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +715.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +754.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70.3%
Contains more IronIron +240.4%

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
Lamb
8
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% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
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% 2.6% 20% 18% 30% 23% 36% 9.2% 125% 0% 3.8% 40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +155%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Blood sausage DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 1µg 65%
Iron 1.88mg 6.4mg 57%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 1.2mg 34%
Zinc 4.46mg 1.3mg 29%
Sodium 72mg 680mg 26%
Phosphorus 188mg 22mg 24%
Fats 20.94g 34.5g 21%
Saturated fat 8.83g 13.4g 21%
Protein 24.52g 14.6g 20%
Selenium 26.4µg 15.5µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 15.9g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 3.46g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.13mg 9%
Copper 0.119mg 0.04mg 9%
Cholesterol 97mg 120mg 8%
Potassium 310mg 38mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.04mg 7%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1.3µg 6%
Vitamin D 2IU 52IU 6%
Choline 93.7mg 72.8mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 0µg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Calories 294kcal 379kcal 4%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 0.6mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.01mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 6mg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.29g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.29g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.29g N/A
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.13mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.57mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 1.39mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 1.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.2mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0.82mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 1.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.71mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
15% 35% 47% 2%
Protein: 14.6 g
Fats: 34.5 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 2.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more FatsFats +64.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +181.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
41% 49% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 15.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.1%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients
  2. Blood sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171618/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.