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

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

  • Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, raw is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, yet lamb is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and iron.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 63% higher.
  • Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, raw has 4 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, raw has 0.46mg of vitamin B6, while lamb has 0.13mg.
  • Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, raw contains less cholesterol.

We used Veal, leg (top round), separable lean, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 19% 1.5% 32% 30% 36% 63% 94% 8.2% 3.8% 49%
Lamb
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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 +13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more IronIron +138%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +193.3%

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% 6% 0% 20% 62% 177% 64% 106% 130% 9.8% 11% 49%
Lamb
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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 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +145.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Choline ~93.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, raw Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 2.55µg 63%
Saturated fat 1.18g 8.83g 35%
Selenium 9µg 26.4µg 32%
Fats 3.08g 20.94g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.13mg 25%
Zinc 2.3mg 4.46mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 1.12g 8.82g 19%
Vitamin B3 9.42mg 6.66mg 17%
Iron 0.79mg 1.88mg 14%
Calories 117kcal 294kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.66mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.24g 1.51g 8%
Protein 20.98g 24.52g 7%
Cholesterol 78mg 97mg 6%
Phosphorus 220mg 188mg 5%
Potassium 367mg 310mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.25mg 2%
Copper 0.108mg 0.119mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.9µg 4.6µg 1%
Choline 89.5mg 93.7mg 1%
Folate 14µg 18µg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sodium 63mg 72mg 0%
Manganese 0.029mg 0.022mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.916mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.033mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.67mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 1.729mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.49mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.159mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.761mg 0.777mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 3% 75%
Protein: 20.98 g
Fats: 3.08 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.8 g
Other: 1.14 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 +39.2%
Contains more OtherOther +39%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.9%
Contains more FatsFats +579.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.24 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 -86.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +687.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +529.2%

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, raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175268/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.

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