Chickpeas vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpeas and lamb different?

Chickpeas are higher in manganese, folate, fiber, and copper; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb is 106% higher.
Chickpeas have less saturated fat.
Lamb has a lower glycemic index (0) than chickpeas (36).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked are the varieties 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.

Chickpeas

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+108.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+188.2%
Contains more IronIron	+53.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+195.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4581.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+191.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+613.5%

~equal in Potassium ~310mg

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.

Chickpeas

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16%
Contains more FolateFolate	+855.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+296.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1166.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+15%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.55µg	106%
Manganese	1.03mg	0.022mg	44%
Selenium	3.7µg	26.4µg	41%
Folate	172µg	18µg	39%
Saturated fat	0.269g	8.83g	39%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	6.66mg	38%
Cholesterol	0mg	97mg	32%
Protein	8.86g	24.52g	31%
Fiber	7.6g	0g	30%
Fats	2.59g	20.94g	28%
Zinc	1.53mg	4.46mg	27%
Copper	0.352mg	0.119mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g	8.82g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.25mg	14%
Iron	2.89mg	1.88mg	13%
Carbs	27.42g	0g	9%
Choline	42.8mg	93.7mg	9%
Calories	164kcal	294kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.286mg	0.66mg	7%
Magnesium	48mg	23mg	6%
Calcium	49mg	17mg	3%
Phosphorus	168mg	188mg	3%
Sodium	7mg	72mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g	1.51g	2%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Potassium	291mg	310mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.14mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.13mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	19.82g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Sugar	4.8g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin K	4µg	4.6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.777mg	0%