Lamb vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are lamb and table salt different?
- Lamb has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B2 than table salt.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1682% higher.
- Table salt has less saturated fat.
Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Salt, table are the varieties 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +3775% |
| Contains more IronIron | +469.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +296.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +4360% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +26300% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +41.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +354.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 72mg | 38758mg | 1682% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.55µg | 0µg | 106% |
| Protein | 24.52g | 0g | 49% |
| Selenium | 26.4µg | 0.1µg | 48% |
| Vitamin B3 | 6.66mg | 0mg | 42% |
| Saturated fat | 8.83g | 0g | 40% |
| Zinc | 4.46mg | 0.1mg | 40% |
| Fats | 20.94g | 0g | 32% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 0mg | 32% |
| Phosphorus | 188mg | 0mg | 27% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.82g | 0g | 22% |
| Iron | 1.88mg | 0.33mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0mg | 19% |
| Choline | 93.7mg | 0mg | 17% |
| Calories | 294kcal | 0kcal | 15% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.66mg | 0mg | 13% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.51g | 0g | 10% |
| Copper | 0.119mg | 0.03mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 310mg | 8mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 1mg | 5% |
| Folate | 18µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 4.6µg | 0µg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.022mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 24mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.14mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 0IU | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.287mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.05mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.183mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.908mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.166mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.629mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.998mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.323mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.777mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
24.52 g
Fats:
20.94 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
53.72 g
Other:
0.82 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0.2 g
Other:
99.8 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +26760% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +12070.7% |
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