Pork chop vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pork chop and lamb loin

Pork chop has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and vitamin D; however, lamb loin is higher in vitamin B12 and iron.
Lamb loin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 65% more than pork chop.
Lamb loin contains 20 times less vitamin D than pork chop. Pork chop contains 40IU of vitamin D, while lamb loin contains 2IU.
Pork chop has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Pork chop

Lamb loin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+211.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more IronIron	+143.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

~equal in Zinc ~3.41mg

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.

Pork chop

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+390%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+344.5%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+234.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+31%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	2.21µg	65%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.1mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.11mg	29%
Saturated fat	4.339g	10.24g	27%
Selenium	36.4µg	24.6µg	21%
Iron	0.87mg	2.12mg	16%
Fats	14.35g	23.59g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	9.68g	12%
Phosphorus	241mg	180mg	9%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.65mg	9%
Cholesterol	78mg	95mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.24mg	6%
Vitamin D	40IU	2IU	5%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	7.1mg	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Folate	0µg	19µg	5%
Choline	67.5mg	88.4mg	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	4.7µg	4%
Calories	231kcal	309kcal	4%
Calcium	56mg	18mg	4%
Protein	23.72g	22.55g	2%
Zinc	3.15mg	3.41mg	2%
Copper	0.105mg	0.119mg	2%
Potassium	315mg	246mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.11mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	23mg	1%
Sodium	74mg	64mg	0%
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	1.87g	0%
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g		N/A