Chuck steak vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chuck steak and lamb

Chuck steak has more zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and iron; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B3 and polyunsaturated fat.
Chuck steak's daily need coverage for zinc is 38% more.
Chuck steak contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. Chuck steak contains 0.373mg of vitamin B6, while lamb contains 0.13mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chuck steak

Lamb

Contains more IronIron	+30.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+94.6%

Contains more CopperCopper	+54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+83.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~310mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

~equal in Sodium ~72mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.4µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chuck steak

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+186.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+187.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	8.68mg	4.46mg	38%
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	2.55µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.13mg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	6.66mg	12%
Iron	2.45mg	1.88mg	7%
Copper	0.077mg	0.119mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.25mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	1.51g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.619g		4%
Cholesterol	87mg	97mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.1mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	4.6µg	3%
Folate	6µg	18µg	3%
Choline	79mg	93.7mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.041g		3%
Fats	19.64g	20.94g	2%
Selenium	27.5µg	26.4µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	0.66mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	8.82g	2%
Calories	277kcal	294kcal	1%
Protein	24.98g	24.52g	1%
Phosphorus	193mg	188mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Saturated fat	8.66g	8.83g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	111kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	5 IU	2 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	325mg	310mg	0%
Sodium	71mg	72mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.14mg	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	0.777mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A