Soybean vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soybeans and lamb

Soybeans have more iron, manganese, copper, and fiber, while lamb has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, and zinc.
Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 106% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in soybeans is lower.
Lamb has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lamb is 0, while the glycemic index of soybeans is 14.

The food types used in this comparison are Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Soybean

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+273.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.1%
Contains more IronIron	+173.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+242%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3645.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+287.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+261.6%

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.

Soybean

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+317.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1569.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+268.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.55µg	106%
Iron	5.14mg	1.88mg	41%
Vitamin B3	0.399mg	6.66mg	39%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.022mg	35%
Selenium	7.3µg	26.4µg	35%
Saturated fat	1.297g	8.83g	34%
Cholesterol	0mg	97mg	32%
Copper	0.407mg	0.119mg	32%
Zinc	1.15mg	4.46mg	30%
Fiber	6g	0g	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.064g	1.51g	24%
Fats	8.97g	20.94g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.981g	8.82g	17%
Magnesium	86mg	23mg	15%
Protein	18.21g	24.52g	13%
Vitamin K	19.2µg	4.6µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.179mg	0.66mg	10%
Calcium	102mg	17mg	9%
Folate	54µg	18µg	9%
Phosphorus	245mg	188mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.234mg	0.13mg	8%
Choline	47.5mg	93.7mg	8%
Calories	172kcal	294kcal	6%
Potassium	515mg	310mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.155mg	0.1mg	5%
Carbs	8.36g	0g	3%
Sodium	1mg	72mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.285mg	0.25mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	2.36g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Sugar	3g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	0.723mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.807mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	1.355mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.108mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.224mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	0.831mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.449mg	0.777mg	0%