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Pork leg vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork leg and lamb ribs different?

  • Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, lamb ribs is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb ribs is 67% higher.
  • Pork leg contains 8 times more vitamin B1 than lamb ribs. While pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, lamb ribs contains only 0.09mg.
  • Pork leg has less cholesterol.

Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 6.6% 24% 60% 38% 95% 71% 9.5% 2.5% 119%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more IronIron +88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 0%
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% 0% 23% 48% 127% 38% 25% 279% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +717.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +254%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.63mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Lamb ribs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 2.23µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.09mg 54%
Saturated fat 6.54g 12.77g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.11mg 22%
Fats 18.87g 29.82g 17%
Selenium 29.4µg 21.8µg 14%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 6.75mg 14%
Zinc 1.93mg 3.49mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 12.52g 10%
Iron 0.85mg 1.6mg 9%
Cholesterol 73mg 97mg 8%
Protein 17.43g 21.12g 7%
Calories 245kcal 359kcal 6%
Copper 0.065mg 0.115mg 6%
Phosphorus 199mg 166mg 5%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Calcium 5mg 22mg 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 2.17g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 47mg 73mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.63mg 1%
Potassium 315mg 271mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.21mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 20mg 0%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.019mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0.904mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 1.019mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 1.642mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 1.865mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0.542mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0.86mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 1.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0.669mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
21% 30% 48%
Protein: 21.12 g
Fats: 29.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 47.89 g
Other: 1.17 g
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.2%
Contains more FatsFats +58%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.17g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
47% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.77 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.17g

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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 leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/nutrients
  2. Lamb ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174323/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.