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Lamb vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lamb and chayote

  • Lamb has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B2, while chayote has more folate.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 106% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Chayote, fruit, raw.

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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
6
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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +148%
Contains more IronIron +452.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +502.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +944.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +759.1%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg
~equal in Copper ~0.123mg

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
10
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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +762.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1317%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +165.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +918.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +416.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Chayote DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 0µg 106%
Selenium 26.4µg 0.2µg 48%
Protein 24.52g 0.82g 47%
Saturated fat 8.83g 0.028g 40%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 0.47mg 39%
Zinc 4.46mg 0.74mg 34%
Fats 20.94g 0.13g 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 188mg 18mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 0.01g 22%
Folate 18µg 93µg 19%
Iron 1.88mg 0.34mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.029mg 17%
Choline 93.7mg 9.2mg 15%
Calories 294kcal 19kcal 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 0.057g 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.7mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 0.249mg 8%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.189mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.025mg 6%
Potassium 310mg 125mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.076mg 4%
Sodium 72mg 2mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 12mg 3%
Carbs 0g 4.51g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.81g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Calcium 17mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.66g N/A
Copper 0.119mg 0.123mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 4.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
3
25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2890.2%
Contains more FatsFats +16007.7%
Contains more OtherOther +173.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +75.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
2
46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2549.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients

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

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