Lamb vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb and biscuits different?

Lamb is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B3, while biscuits are higher in calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, and iron.
Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 103% more than biscuits.
Lamb contains 32 times more cholesterol than biscuits. Lamb contains 97mg of cholesterol, while biscuits contain 3mg.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than lamb (0).

Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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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

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+156.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+725.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1282.4%
Contains more IronIron	+54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1618.2%

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

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3087.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+256%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24%
Contains more FolateFolate	+238.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.08µg	103%
Zinc	4.46mg	0.54mg	36%
Protein	24.52g	7g	35%
Cholesterol	97mg	3mg	31%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	2.949mg	23%
Calcium	17mg	235mg	22%
Sodium	72mg	580mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.356mg	21%
Saturated fat	8.83g	4.324g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	4.163g	18%
Choline	93.7mg		17%
Carbs	0g	44.6g	15%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.378mg	15%
Iron	1.88mg	2.9mg	13%
Selenium	26.4µg	19.5µg	13%
Folate	18µg	61µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.285mg	8%
Fats	20.94g	16.3g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.035mg	7%
Potassium	310mg	121mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.31mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	6.93g	5%
Copper	0.119mg	0.082mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.6µg		4%
Calories	294kcal	353kcal	3%
Phosphorus	188mg	164mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Magnesium	23mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	43.1g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Sugar	0g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.161mg	0%