Luncheon meat vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between luncheon meat and mutton

Luncheon meat has less vitamin B12, iron, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and choline.
Mutton covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 147% more than luncheon meat.
Mutton contains 6 times less sodium than luncheon meat. Luncheon meat contains 820mg of sodium, while mutton contains 135mg.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo).

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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.

Luncheon meat

Mutton

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+12.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.3%
Contains more IronIron	+390.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+175.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.5%

~equal in Selenium ~38µg

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.

Luncheon meat

Mutton

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+113.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+382.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+57.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	4.44µg	147%
Iron	0.97mg	4.76mg	47%
Zinc	2.15mg	5.93mg	34%
Protein	17.5g	33.43g	32%
Sodium	820mg	135mg	30%
Phosphorus	170mg	272mg	15%
Cholesterol	78mg	109mg	10%
Vitamin B3	5.225mg	6.52mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.272mg	0.377mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.3mg	7%
Choline	63.9mg	100.6mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.06mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.613mg	0.897mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.944g	5.142g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.565g	0.814g	5%
Vitamin E	0.16mg	0.8mg	4%
Copper	0.03mg	0.062mg	4%
Potassium	300mg	409mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	31mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.685g	4.459g	3%
Fats	12.77g	11.09g	3%
Calories	189kcal	234kcal	2%
Selenium	38.3µg	38µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	10mg	1%
Carbs	1.04g	0.08g	0%
Net carbs	1.04g	0.08g	N/A
Manganese	0.037mg	0.033mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.257mg	0%
Threonine		1.403mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.588mg	0%
Leucine		2.764mg	0%
Lysine		2.999mg	0%
Methionine		0.918mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.399mg	0%
Valine		1.678mg	0%
Histidine		0.975mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.147g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.025g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.055g	0g	N/A