Ground chicken vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ground chicken and lamb

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and phosphorus; however, lamb is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, fats, and iron.
Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 85% more than ground chicken.
Lamb contains 4 times less vitamin B6 than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 0.538mg of vitamin B6, while lamb contains 0.13mg.
Ground chicken has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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.

Ground chicken

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more IronIron	+102.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+132.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.6%

~equal in Sodium ~72mg

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.

Ground chicken

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+313.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+119%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.55µg	85%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.13mg	31%
Saturated fat	3.11g	8.83g	26%
Zinc	1.92mg	4.46mg	23%
Selenium	14.3µg	26.4µg	22%
Fats	10.92g	20.94g	15%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.66mg	13%
Iron	0.93mg	1.88mg	12%
Potassium	677mg	310mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	8.82g	10%
Phosphorus	234mg	188mg	7%
Copper	0.062mg	0.119mg	6%
Choline	59mg	93.7mg	6%
Calories	189kcal	294kcal	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.25mg	4%
Folate	2µg	18µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.51g	4%
Cholesterol	107mg	97mg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	6.66mg	3%
Protein	23.28g	24.52g	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	4.6µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sodium	75mg	72mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.777mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A