Lamb vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb and chicken fingers

Lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron, while chicken fingers have more vitamin B6, vitamin E, and phosphorus.
Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 100% more than chicken fingers.
Lamb contains 6 times more zinc than chicken fingers. While lamb contains 4.46mg of zinc, chicken fingers contain only 0.71mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken fingers is lower.
Lamb has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lamb is 0, while the glycemic index of chicken fingers is 46.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Fast foods, chicken tenders.

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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

Chicken fingers

Contains more IronIron	+157.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+528.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+936.4%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

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

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1493.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+114.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2164.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+227.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+73.9%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.11mg

~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.16µg	100%
Zinc	4.46mg	0.71mg	34%
Sodium	72mg	769mg	30%
Saturated fat	8.83g	2.493g	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	5.783g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.426mg	23%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	3.17mg	20%
Selenium	26.4µg	17.5µg	16%
Cholesterol	97mg	48mg	16%
Iron	1.88mg	0.73mg	14%
Phosphorus	188mg	282mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	1.244mg	12%
Protein	24.52g	19.22g	11%
Fats	20.94g	13.95g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	4.83g	10%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	8.217mg	10%
Choline	93.7mg	43.7mg	9%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.228mg	9%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Copper	0.119mg	0.069mg	6%
Carbs	0g	17.25g	6%
Fiber	0g	1.2g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.179mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	8µg	3%
Potassium	310mg	373mg	2%
Calories	294kcal	271kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	7IU	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	16.05g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Folate	18µg	19µg	0%
Trans fat		0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A