Ground chicken vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground chicken and lamb loin different?

Ground chicken is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and phosphorus, while lamb loin is higher in vitamin B12, fats, selenium, iron, and zinc.
Lamb loin covers your daily need for vitamin B12 71% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than lamb loin. Ground chicken contains 0.538mg of vitamin B6, while lamb loin contains 0.11mg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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 loin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+175.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more IronIron	+128%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72%

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 loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+389.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+123.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.21µg	71%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.11mg	33%
Saturated fat	3.11g	10.24g	32%
Fats	10.92g	23.59g	19%
Selenium	14.3µg	24.6µg	19%
Iron	0.93mg	2.12mg	15%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.41mg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.65mg	14%
Potassium	677mg	246mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	9.68g	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Phosphorus	234mg	180mg	8%
Calories	189kcal	309kcal	6%
Copper	0.062mg	0.119mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.24mg	5%
Choline	59mg	88.4mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Cholesterol	107mg	95mg	4%
Folate	2µg	19µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	4.7µg	2%
Protein	23.28g	22.55g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.87g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sodium	75mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	7.1mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.714mg	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