Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
raw lamb
versus
cabbage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in raw lamb and cabbage:
Raw lamb is high in calories and cabbage has 91% less calories than raw lamb - cabbage has 25 calories per 100 grams and raw lamb has 282 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, raw lamb is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to cabbage per calorie. Raw lamb has a macronutrient ratio of 24:0:76 and for cabbage, 17:80:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Raw Lamb | Cabbage | |
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Protein | 24% | 17% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 80% |
Fat | 76% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Raw lamb has less carbohydrates than cabbage - cabbage has 5.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and raw lamb does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than raw lamb - cabbage has 2.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and raw lamb does not contain significant amounts.
Raw lamb has less sugar than cabbage - cabbage has 3.2g of sugar per 100 grams and raw lamb does not contain significant amounts.
Raw lamb is an excellent source of protein and it has 11 times more protein than cabbage - cabbage has 1.3g of protein per 100 grams and raw lamb has 16.6g of protein.
Raw lamb is high in saturated fat and cabbage has 100% less saturated fat than raw lamb - cabbage has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and raw lamb has 10.2g of saturated fat.
Cabbage has less cholesterol than raw lamb - raw lamb has 73mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cabbage does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than raw lamb - cabbage has 36.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and raw lamb does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage and raw lamb contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cabbage has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and raw lamb does not contain significant amounts.
Raw lamb and cabbage contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - raw lamb has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and cabbage does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage and raw lamb contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cabbage has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and raw lamb has 0.2mg of Vitamin E.
Cabbage has signficantly more Vitamin K than raw lamb - cabbage has 76ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and raw lamb has 3.6ug of Vitamin K.
Raw lamb has more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, cabbage contains more folate. Both raw lamb and cabbage contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B6.
Raw Lamb | Cabbage | |
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Thiamin | 0.11 MG | 0.061 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.21 MG | 0.04 MG |
Niacin | 5.96 MG | 0.234 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.65 MG | 0.212 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13 MG | 0.124 MG |
Folate | 18 UG | 43 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.31 UG | ~ |
Cabbage has 150% more calcium than raw lamb - cabbage has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and raw lamb has 16mg of calcium.
Raw lamb has 230% more iron than cabbage - cabbage has 0.47mg of iron per 100 grams and raw lamb has 1.6mg of iron.
Raw lamb is a great source of potassium and it has 31% more potassium than cabbage - cabbage has 170mg of potassium per 100 grams and raw lamb has 222mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, raw lamb has more linoleic acid than cabbage per 100 grams.
Raw Lamb | Cabbage | |
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linoleic acid | 1.36 G | 0.017 G |
other omega 6 | 0.08 G | ~ |
Total | 1.44 G | 0.017 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||