Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Headcheese
  5. Compare
  6. Headcheese vs. Lamb leg

Headcheese vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between headcheese and lamb leg

  • Headcheese has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, protein, fats, and vitamin B1.
  • Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 60% more than headcheese.
  • Lamb leg contains 17 times less sodium than headcheese. Headcheese contains 941mg of sodium, while lamb leg contains 56mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Headcheese, pork and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw.

Infographic

Headcheese vs Lamb leg infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 22% 62% 38% 91% 73% 7.3% 2.6% 113%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +703.2%
Contains more IronIron +10.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +242.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +203.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20600%
~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 14% 0% 5% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 4.2% 33% 53% 117% 41% 35% 313% 0% 14%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +19%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +465.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1322.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +138.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Headcheese Lamb leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.05µg 2.5µg 60%
Sodium 941mg 56mg 38%
Selenium 0.1µg 20.7µg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.44mg 6.26mg 36%
Zinc 0.97mg 3.32mg 21%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.402g 7.43g 18%
Phosphorus 56mg 170mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 14%
Fats 10.9g 17.07g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.13mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.23mg 9%
Protein 13.83g 17.91g 8%
Potassium 31mg 249mg 6%
Vitamin D* 37 IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Calories 157kcal 230kcal 4%
Folate 2µg 19µg 4%
Magnesium 9mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.15mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 5.601g 7g 3%
Iron 1.5mg 1.66mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 9mg 1%
Copper 0.122mg 0.113mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.134g 1.35g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.8g 7.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 114kcal 128kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 64g 43g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2 1.1 N/A
Cholesterol 69mg 69mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.21mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
18% 17% 64%
Protein: 17.91 g
Fats: 17.07 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.5%
Contains more FatsFats +56.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19%

People also compare

Headcheese
Headcheese vs Knackwurst
Knackwurst
Headcheese
Headcheese vs Roast beef
Roast beef
Headcheese
Headcheese vs Luncheon meat
Luncheon meat
Lamb leg
Lamb leg vs Lamb loin raw
Lamb loin raw
Lamb leg
Lamb leg vs Lamb ribs raw
Lamb ribs raw
Lamb leg
Lamb leg vs Lamb shoulder raw
Lamb shoulder raw

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/nutrients
  2. Lamb leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174311/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.