Lamb vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb and pastrami?

Lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, yet pastrami is higher in vitamin B6.
Pastrami's daily need coverage for sodium is 44% more.
Lamb has 3 times more saturated fat than pastrami. While lamb has 8.83g of saturated fat, pastrami has only 2.681g.
The glycemic index of lamb is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Beef, cured, pastrami types in this article.

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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

Pastrami

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.2%

Contains more IronIron	+18.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~175mg

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

Pastrami

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+149.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+557.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	72mg	1078mg	44%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	1.87µg	28%
Saturated fat	8.83g	2.681g	28%
Fats	20.94g	5.82g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	2.118g	17%
Selenium	26.4µg	17.7µg	16%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	4.26mg	15%
Cholesterol	97mg	68mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	0.145g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.265mg	8%
Calories	294kcal	147kcal	7%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.161mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.221mg	7%
Protein	24.52g	21.8g	5%
Zinc	4.46mg	4.98mg	5%
Iron	1.88mg	2.22mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.052mg	4%
Potassium	310mg	210mg	3%
Copper	0.119mg	0.091mg	3%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	0.7µg	3%
Folate	18µg	6µg	3%
Phosphorus	188mg	175mg	2%
Choline	93.7mg	81.6mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	17mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	10mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	67kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	0.84	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.36g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.36g	0%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	4 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.1g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.12mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.027mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.141mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.857mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.976mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.706mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	1.812mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.684mg	0%
Fructose		0.01g	0%