Lamb vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lamb and chicken meat

Lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B2, copper, and choline, while chicken meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 94% higher.
Chicken meat contains 2 times less saturated fat than lamb. Lamb contains 8.83g of saturated fat, while chicken meat contains 3.79g.

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 Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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 meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39%
Contains more IronIron	+49.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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 meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+750%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+91.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.3µg	94%
Zinc	4.46mg	1.94mg	23%
Saturated fat	8.83g	3.79g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.4mg	21%
Fats	20.94g	13.6g	11%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	8.487mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	2.97g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	5.34g	9%
Iron	1.88mg	1.26mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	1.03mg	7%
Protein	24.52g	27.3g	6%
Copper	0.119mg	0.066mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.168mg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Selenium	26.4µg	23.9µg	5%
Choline	93.7mg	65.9mg	5%
Calories	294kcal	239kcal	3%
Cholesterol	97mg	88mg	3%
Potassium	310mg	223mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.063mg	3%
Folate	18µg	5µg	3%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	2.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Phosphorus	188mg	182mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.27mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	2 IU	0%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	72mg	82mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A