Lamb vs. T bone steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb and t bone steak different?

Lamb is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, choline, and monounsaturated fat, while t bone steak is higher in vitamin B6, iron, and selenium.
T bone steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 48% more than lamb.
Lamb contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than t bone steak. Lamb contains 0.66mg of vitamin B5, while t bone steak contains 0.307mg.
T bone steak is lower in saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled types were used 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

T bone steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+89.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.2%

~equal in Potassium ~280mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.69mg

~equal in Sodium ~68mg

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

T bone steak

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+115%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+206.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+41.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+483.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.14mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.292mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.758mg	48%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	1.89µg	28%
Iron	1.88mg	3.57mg	21%
Saturated fat	8.83g	4.6g	19%
Fats	20.94g	11.05g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	5.159g	9%
Selenium	26.4µg	30.4µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.307mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	0.583g	6%
Protein	24.52g	27.48g	6%
Cholesterol	97mg	81mg	5%
Choline	93.7mg	66.1mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.057mg	4%
Calories	294kcal	217kcal	4%
Copper	0.119mg	0.079mg	4%
Phosphorus	188mg	210mg	3%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	1.5µg	3%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	6.292mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.27mg	2%
Zinc	4.46mg	4.69mg	2%
Potassium	310mg	280mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.004mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	3IU	0%
Calcium	17mg	19mg	0%
Sodium	72mg	68mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.14mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.595g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.325mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	1.349mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	1.343mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	2.46mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	2.74mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.762mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	1.421mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	1.05mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.373g	N/A