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Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised and lamb?

  • Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, cooked, braised is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, yet lamb is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 58% more.
  • Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, cooked, braised has 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. While veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, cooked, braised has 0.36mg of vitamin B6, lamb has only 0.13mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in lamb is lower.

We used Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, cooked, braised and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types 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 21% 2.4% 34% 50% 47% 108% 107% 8.7% 5.1% 84%
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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 +23.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more IronIron +42.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
~equal in Sodium ~72mg

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% 9.8% 0% 15% 81% 198% 61% 83% 146% 18% 14% 77%
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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 EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +52.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +117.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.17µg 2.55µg 58%
Saturated fat 2.53g 8.83g 29%
Vitamin B3 10.56mg 6.66mg 24%
Protein 36.16g 24.52g 23%
Fats 6.33g 20.94g 22%
Selenium 15.4µg 26.4µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.36mg 0.13mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 2.36g 8.82g 16%
Cholesterol 134mg 97mg 12%
Choline 141.2mg 93.7mg 9%
Phosphorus 249mg 188mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.35mg 0.25mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.47g 1.51g 7%
Iron 1.32mg 1.88mg 7%
Vitamin B5 1.02mg 0.66mg 7%
Zinc 3.96mg 4.46mg 5%
Calories 211kcal 294kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.1mg 3%
Potassium 383mg 310mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.14mg 2%
Copper 0.14mg 0.119mg 2%
Vitamin K 7µg 4.6µg 2%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.022mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 17mg 1%
Magnesium 29mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sodium 67mg 72mg 0%
Folate 18µg 18µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 1.58mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.781mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 2.878mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.98mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.844mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.459mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.999mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 1.313mg 0.777mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 6% 55% 2%
Protein: 36.16 g
Fats: 6.33 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.49 g
Other: 2.02 g
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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 ProteinProtein +47.5%
Contains more OtherOther +146.3%
Contains more FatsFats +230.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~53.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.53 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.47 g
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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 -71.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +273.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +221.3%

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. Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173818/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.