Lamb vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lamb and porterhouse steak

Lamb has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat, while porterhouse steak has more vitamin B6 and iron.
Porterhouse steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 18% higher.
Porterhouse steak contains 2 times less polyunsaturated fat than lamb. Lamb contains 1.51g of polyunsaturated fat, while porterhouse steak contains 0.69g.
The amount of cholesterol in porterhouse steak is lower.

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 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+142.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.7%

Contains more IronIron

+56.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~299mg

~equal in Copper ~0.13mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.56mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+17%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+180.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.099mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.228mg

~equal in Choline ~91.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.365mg	18%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	4.21mg	15%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	2.18µg	15%
Iron	1.88mg	2.94mg	13%
Selenium	26.4µg	19.6µg	12%
Cholesterol	97mg	67mg	10%
Saturated fat	8.83g	7.271g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.314mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	0.69g	5%
Vitamin K	4.6µg		4%
Fats	20.94g	19.27g	3%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.228mg	2%
Protein	24.52g	23.96g	1%
Calories	294kcal	276kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Phosphorus	188mg	193mg	1%
Zinc	4.46mg	4.56mg	1%
Copper	0.119mg	0.13mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	7mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	310mg	299mg	0%
Sodium	72mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.18mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.099mg	0%
Choline	93.7mg	91.3mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	8.65g	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.259mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	1.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	1.228mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	2.105mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	2.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	1.033mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	1.288mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.775mg	0%