Lamb leg vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb leg and milk

Lamb leg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, iron, copper, and phosphorus, while milk has more calcium.
Lamb leg covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 85% more than milk.
Lamb leg contains 67 times more vitamin B3 than milk. While lamb leg contains 6.26mg of vitamin B3, milk contains only 0.093mg.
The amount of cholesterol in milk is lower.
Lamb leg has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lamb leg is 0, while the glycemic index of milk is 31.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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.

Lamb leg

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66%
Contains more IronIron	+5433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1030%
Contains more ZincZinc	+690.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+527.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1288.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.4%

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.

Lamb leg

Milk

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6631.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+305.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+431.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	0.47µg	85%
Vitamin B3	6.26mg	0.093mg	39%
Selenium	20.7µg	3.3µg	32%
Saturated fat	7.43g	0.633g	31%
Protein	17.91g	3.37g	29%
Zinc	3.32mg	0.42mg	26%
Fats	17.07g	0.97g	25%
Cholesterol	69mg	5mg	21%
Iron	1.66mg	0.03mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7g	0.277g	17%
Calcium	9mg	125mg	12%
Copper	0.113mg	0.01mg	11%
Phosphorus	170mg	95mg	11%
Calories	230kcal	42kcal	9%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.02mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.037mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.35g	0.035g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.361mg	7%
Vitamin D*		48 IU	6%
Vitamin D		1.2µg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	58µg	6%
Folate	19µg	5µg	4%
Magnesium	23mg	11mg	3%
Potassium	249mg	150mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.185mg	3%
Choline		17.7mg	3%
Carbs	0g	4.99g	2%
Sodium	56mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.01mg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.003mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.8g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	128kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	43g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.99g	N/A
Sugar		5.2g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.767mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.864mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	1.393mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.582mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.46mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.729mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	0.967mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.567mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.027g	N/A