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Lamb vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lamb and noodles

  • Lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline; however, noodles is richer in folate, vitamin B1, and manganese.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 103% more.
  • Lamb contains 21 times more saturated fat than noodles. Lamb contains 8.83g of saturated fat, while noodles contains 0.419g.
  • Noodles has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of noodles is 50, while the glycemic index of lamb is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +715.8%
Contains more IronIron +27.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +586.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1331.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~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
7
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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +220.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2733.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +264.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Noodles DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 0.09µg 103%
Protein 24.52g 4.54g 40%
Saturated fat 8.83g 0.419g 38%
Zinc 4.46mg 0.65mg 35%
Fats 20.94g 2.07g 29%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 2.077mg 29%
Cholesterol 97mg 29mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 0.581g 21%
Folate 18µg 84µg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.289mg 16%
Phosphorus 188mg 76mg 16%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.315mg 13%
Choline 93.7mg 25.7mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.136mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 0.263mg 8%
Calories 294kcal 138kcal 8%
Potassium 310mg 38mg 8%
Carbs 0g 25.16g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.046mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 0.552g 6%
Iron 1.88mg 1.47mg 5%
Selenium 26.4µg 23.9µg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 0µg 4%
Sodium 72mg 5mg 3%
Copper 0.119mg 0.098mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 23.96g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 4IU 0%
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.121mg 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% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +440.1%
Contains more FatsFats +911.6%
Contains more OtherOther +64%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +26.1%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1418.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +173.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/nutrients

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

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