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

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How are turkey leg and lamb loin different?

Turkey leg is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin B5, while lamb loin is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, fats, protein, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb loin covers your daily need for vitamin B12 76% more than turkey leg.
Turkey leg contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb loin. Turkey leg contains 0.34mg of vitamin B6, while lamb loin contains 0.11mg.
Turkey leg is lower in cholesterol.

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

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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 leg

Lamb loin

Contains more CopperCopper

+19.3%

Contains more IronIron	+23.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~246mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

~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 leg

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+209.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+140.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+90%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	2.21µg	76%
Saturated fat	2.06g	10.24g	37%
Fats	6.72g	23.59g	26%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	7.1mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	9.68g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.11mg	18%
Choline		88.4mg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.65mg	9%
Calories	144kcal	309kcal	8%
Cholesterol	71mg	95mg	8%
Protein	19.54g	22.55g	6%
Iron	1.72mg	2.12mg	5%
Vitamin K		4.7µg	4%
Copper	0.142mg	0.119mg	3%
Zinc	3.09mg	3.41mg	3%
Selenium	26.4µg	24.6µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.24mg	2%
Folate	10µg	19µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Potassium	273mg	246mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	18mg	0%
Phosphorus	177mg	180mg	0%
Sodium	74mg	64mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.02mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	1.87g	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A