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Pork Meat vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork Meat and lamb

  • Pork Meat has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, while lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
  • Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 83% more than pork Meat.
  • Pork Meat contains 10 times more vitamin B1 than lamb. While pork Meat contains 0.95mg of vitamin B1, lamb contains only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in pork Meat is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean, only, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more IronIron +63.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.119mg

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.
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% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
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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 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +468.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +347.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~93.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 2.55µg 83%
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.1mg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.13mg 47%
Saturated fat 1.198g 8.83g 35%
Fats 3.51g 20.94g 27%
Selenium 38.2µg 26.4µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 8.82g 19%
Zinc 2.42mg 4.46mg 19%
Phosphorus 267mg 188mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.25mg 11%
Iron 1.15mg 1.88mg 9%
Calories 143kcal 294kcal 8%
Cholesterol 73mg 97mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 1.51g 7%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.66mg 7%
Folate 0µg 18µg 5%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 6.66mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.6µg 4%
Potassium 421mg 310mg 3%
Protein 26.17g 24.52g 3%
Sodium 57mg 72mg 1%
Choline 88.9mg 93.7mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 2IU 1%
Magnesium 29mg 23mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Copper 0.111mg 0.119mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.14mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.022mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0.777mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.3%
Contains more FatsFats +496.6%
~equal in Protein ~24.52g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +561.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +198.4%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/nutrients
  2. 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.