Bockwurst vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bockwurst and lamb leg?

Bockwurst is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, and vitamin B1, yet lamb leg is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and iron.
Lamb leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% more.
Bockwurst has 14 times more sodium than lamb leg. While bockwurst has 756mg of sodium, lamb leg has only 56mg.
The glycemic index of lamb leg is lower.

We used Bockwurst, pork, veal, raw and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw 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.

Bockwurst

Lamb leg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+355.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+755%

Contains more IronIron	+44.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.2%

~equal in Potassium ~249mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

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.

Bockwurst

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+152%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+190.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.86µg	2.5µg	68%
Vitamin K	70.2µg		59%
Tryptophan	153mg	0.209mg	55%
Sodium	756mg	56mg	30%
Vitamin B6	0.378mg	0.15mg	18%
Selenium	11.3µg	20.7µg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	13.138g	7g	15%
Fats	25.87g	17.07g	14%
Saturated fat	10.256g	7.43g	13%
Zinc	2.07mg	3.32mg	11%
Protein	14.03g	17.91g	8%
Cholesterol	93mg	69mg	8%
Choline	46.4mg		8%
Manganese	0.171mg	0.02mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.328g	1.35g	7%
Iron	1.15mg	1.66mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.193mg	0.13mg	5%
Calories	301kcal	230kcal	4%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	0mg	4%
Fiber	1g	0g	4%
Vitamin B3	5.616mg	6.26mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.891mg	0.69mg	4%
Calcium	41mg	9mg	3%
Vitamin A	15µg	0µg	2%
Carbs	2.95g	0g	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Potassium	270mg	249mg	1%
Copper	0.1mg	0.113mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.21mg	1%
Folate	17µg	19µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	215kcal	128kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	1.95g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.33g		N/A
Phosphorus	169mg	170mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.613mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.677mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	1.107mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	1.166mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.333mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.556mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	0.767mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	0.513mg	0.567mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%