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Lamb vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb and malt

  • Lamb has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, and copper; however, malt is richer in calcium.
  • Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 89% more than malt.
  • Malt has 26 times less vitamin B3 than lamb. Lamb has 6.66mg of vitamin B3, while malt has 0.259mg.
  • Malt contains less cholesterol.
  • Malt has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of malt is 59, while the glycemic index of lamb is 0.

Specific 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 Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
7
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%
Malt
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.2%
Contains more IronIron +795.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +987.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +388.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +476.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +263.6%

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
11
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%
Malt
2
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +507.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 0.42µg 89%
Protein 24.52g 3.37g 42%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 0.259mg 40%
Selenium 26.4µg 5.4µg 38%
Zinc 4.46mg 0.41mg 37%
Saturated fat 8.83g 1.883g 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 10mg 29%
Fats 20.94g 3.29g 27%
Iron 1.88mg 0.21mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 0.827g 20%
Choline 93.7mg 17%
Phosphorus 188mg 91mg 14%
Calories 294kcal 85kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 0.208g 9%
Copper 0.119mg 0.037mg 9%
Calcium 17mg 98mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 0.354mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.046mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.184mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 0.3µg 4%
Potassium 310mg 172mg 4%
Carbs 0g 11.2g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.054mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.08mg 3%
Folate 18µg 9µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Magnesium 23mg 15mg 2%
Sodium 72mg 60mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 10.7g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 0g 6.68g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.077mg 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
Malt
2
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +627.6%
Contains more FatsFats +536.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +51.4%
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +966.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +626%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

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

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