Biscuit vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and lamb different?

Biscuits are richer in calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, and iron, while lamb is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B3.
Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 103% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 17 times more manganese than lamb. Biscuits contain 0.378mg of manganese, while lamb contains 0.022mg.
Lamb is lower in sodium.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than lamb (0).

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types were 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.

Biscuit

Lamb

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1282.4%
Contains more IronIron	+54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1618.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+156.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+725.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.4%

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.

Biscuit

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+256%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24%
Contains more FolateFolate	+238.9%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3087.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	2.55µg	103%
Zinc	0.54mg	4.46mg	36%
Protein	7g	24.52g	35%
Cholesterol	3mg	97mg	31%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	6.66mg	23%
Calcium	235mg	17mg	22%
Sodium	580mg	72mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.1mg	21%
Saturated fat	4.324g	8.83g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.51g	18%
Choline		93.7mg	17%
Carbs	44.6g	0g	15%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.022mg	15%
Iron	2.9mg	1.88mg	13%
Selenium	19.5µg	26.4µg	13%
Folate	61µg	18µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.66mg	8%
Fats	16.3g	20.94g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.13mg	7%
Potassium	121mg	310mg	6%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.25mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	8.82g	5%
Copper	0.082mg	0.119mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.6µg	4%
Calories	353kcal	294kcal	3%
Phosphorus	164mg	188mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar	2.18g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.777mg	0%