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Lamb Shank Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 196

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 7g %11

Saturated Fat 2g %11

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 115mg %0

Sodium 72mg %4

Total Carbohydrate 0g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 32g

Vitamin D 2.0IU %0

Calcium 8.0mg %0

Iron 2.1mg %11

Potassium 258mg %6

Phosphorus 180.0mg %18

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in lamb shank

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin A 8.0IU %0

Vitamin D 2.0IU %0

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %3

Vitamin E 0.5mg %3

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.2mg %4

Vitamin B6 0.1mg %8

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.2mg %19

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 4.5mg %28

Vitamin B12 1.6µg %67

Minerals in lamb shank

Manganese 0.0mg %0

Calcium 8.0mg %1

Sodium 72.0mg %5

Magnesium 23.0mg %5

Potassium 258.0mg %7

Iron 2.1mg %12

Selenium 9.2µg %17

Copper 0.2mg %18

Phosphorus 180.0mg %18

Zinc 5.4mg %39

Amino Acids in lamb shank

Valine 1.7g %85

Leucine 2.5g %86

Histidine 0.7g %92

Isoleucine 1.5g %97

Tryptophan 0.4g %120

Tyrosine 1.1g %120

Lysine 2.8g %126

Methionine 1.1g %136

Phenylalanine 1.3g %136

Threonine 1.6g %138

Cystine 0.4g %138

Fatty Acids in lamb shank

DHA 0.01g %5

ALA 0.11g %10

EPA 0.03g %10

Omega-3 0.18g %11

DPA 0.03g %21

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Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of lamb shank is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Lamb Shank has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 52
Leucine 59 78
Histidine 15 22
Isoleucine 30 45
Tryptophan 6 11
Lysine 45 89
Threonine 23 48
Met+Cys 22 46
Phe+Tyr 30 75

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in lamb shank is 6.7 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of lamb shank is 2.0 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in lamb shank as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for lamb shank is 19/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for lamb shank

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 1.55 <4
Zinc:Copper 34.24 <12
Potassium:Sodium 3.58 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 0.35 <2
Iron:Copper 13.29 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.04 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 60%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

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