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Lamb vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb and salsa

  • Lamb has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, salsa is richer in vitamin A.
  • Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 106% more than salsa.

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 USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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
9
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%
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +24%
Contains more ZincZinc +2523.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +526.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6500%
Contains more IronIron +19.1%

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
9
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%
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.6%
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 0µg 106%
Selenium 26.4µg 0.4µg 47%
Protein 24.52g 1.5g 46%
Saturated fat 8.83g 0.029g 40%
Zinc 4.46mg 0.17mg 39%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 1.08mg 35%
Fats 20.94g 0.2g 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 188mg 30mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 0.016g 22%
Choline 93.7mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.03mg 17%
Sodium 72mg 430mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 13%
Calories 294kcal 36kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 0.107g 9%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Iron 1.88mg 2.24mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.05mg 4%
Copper 0.119mg 0.096mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 16mg 2%
Carbs 0g 7g 2%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Potassium 310mg 270mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.149mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.6g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Folate 18µg 19µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
2
25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Salsa
3
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1534.7%
Contains more FatsFats +10370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +67%
Contains more OtherOther +95.1%

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
Salsa
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55025%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1311.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.