Turkey breast vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between turkey breast and lamb loin?

Turkey breast is richer in vitamin B6, yet lamb loin is richer in vitamin B12, fats, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb loin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% higher.
Turkey breast has 4 times more vitamin B6 than lamb loin. Turkey breast has 0.48mg of vitamin B6, while lamb loin has 0.11mg.
Turkey breast contains less cholesterol.

We used Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.

Turkey breast

Lamb loin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+11.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+76.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+117.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

~equal in Sodium ~64mg

~equal in Selenium ~24.6µg

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.

Turkey breast

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+336.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+426.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+171.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.65mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	2.21µg	75%
Saturated fat	1.91g	10.24g	38%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.11mg	28%
Fats	7.02g	23.59g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	9.68g	18%
Zinc	1.57mg	3.41mg	17%
Choline		88.4mg	16%
Iron	1.2mg	2.12mg	12%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	7.1mg	12%
Cholesterol	65mg	95mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.24mg	10%
Calories	157kcal	309kcal	8%
Copper	0.074mg	0.119mg	5%
Selenium	22.4µg	24.6µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.1mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.7µg	4%
Folate	7µg	19µg	3%
Protein	21.89g	22.55g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	246mg	1%
Phosphorus	186mg	180mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.65mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	1.87g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Magnesium	24mg	23mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	64mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A