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Lamb Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 635

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 66g %102

Saturated Fat 35g %173

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 83mg %0

Sodium 51mg %3

Total Carbohydrate 0g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars ~g

Protein 9g

Vitamin D ~IU %0

Calcium 27.0mg %2

Iron 1.1mg %6

Potassium 179mg %4

Phosphorus 114.0mg %11

* 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

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg %5

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.4mg %8

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %11

Vitamin B6 0.2mg %13

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 2.9mg %18

Vitamin B12 1.8µg %77

Minerals in lamb

Manganese 0.0mg %0

Calcium 27.0mg %2

Magnesium 12.0mg %3

Sodium 51.0mg %3

Potassium 179.0mg %5

Iron 1.1mg %6

Copper 0.1mg %7

Selenium 5.8µg %11

Zinc 1.5mg %11

Phosphorus 114.0mg %11

Amino Acids in lamb

Leucine 0.7g %25

Valine 0.5g %26

Isoleucine 0.5g %30

Methionine 0.2g %31

Tyrosine 0.3g %34

Threonine 0.4g %36

Tryptophan 0.1g %37

Cystine 0.1g %37

Lysine 0.8g %37

Histidine 0.3g %40

Phenylalanine 0.4g %41

Fatty Acids in lamb

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

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 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 has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Leucine 59 81
Valine 39 56
Isoleucine 30 51
Threonine 23 45
Tryptophan 6 12
Lysine 45 92
Histidine 15 33
Met+Cys 22 39
Phe+Tyr 30 78

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 is 0.6 which makes it a low 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 is 6.4 which makes it a high energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

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

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Nutrient Density Score for lamb is 13/100 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

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 22.77 <12
Potassium:Sodium 3.51 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 2.25 <2
Iron:Copper 16.92 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.24 >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.

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This food is not insulinogenic with low insulin load.

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

4% of insulinogenic calories

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