Lamb vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb and butter?

Lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B2, yet butter is higher in vitamin A.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 208% more.
Lamb has 159 times more vitamin B3 than butter. While lamb has 6.66mg of vitamin B3, butter has only 0.042mg.
The amount of cholesterol in lamb is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Butter, without salt types 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

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1191.7%
Contains more IronIron	+9300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+643.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4855.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+683.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2540%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.7%

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

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+635.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+4233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1557.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+52.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	8.83g	50.489g	189%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.17µg	99%
Fats	20.94g	81.11g	93%
Vitamin A	0µg	684µg	76%
Protein	24.52g	0.85g	47%
Selenium	26.4µg	1µg	46%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	0.042mg	41%
Zinc	4.46mg	0.09mg	40%
Cholesterol	97mg	215mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	23.43g	37%
Iron	1.88mg	0.02mg	23%
Phosphorus	188mg	24mg	23%
Calories	294kcal	717kcal	21%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.034mg	17%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	2.32mg	15%
Choline	93.7mg	18.8mg	14%
Copper	0.119mg	0.016mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.11mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.003mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	3.01g	10%
Potassium	310mg	24mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.005mg	8%
Magnesium	23mg	2mg	5%
Folate	18µg	3µg	4%
Sodium	72mg	11mg	3%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	17mg	24mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.004mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	0 IU	0%
Sugar	0g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A