Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
shortening
versus
cooked
lamb
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in shortening and lamb:
Both lamb and shortening are high in calories. Shortening has 212% more calories than lamb - lamb has 283 calories per 100 grams and shortening has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, shortening is much lighter in protein, much heavier in fat and similar to lamb for carbs. Shortening has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for lamb, 36:0:64 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Shortening | Lamb | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | ~ |
| Fat | 100% | 64% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Lamb is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than shortening - lamb has 24.8g of protein per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Both lamb and shortening are high in saturated fat. Shortening has 208% more saturated fat than lamb - lamb has 8.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and shortening has 25g of saturated fat.
Shortening is high in trans fat and lamb has less trans fat than shortening - shortening has 13.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and lamb does not contain significant amounts.
Shortening has less cholesterol than lamb - lamb has 97mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Lamb and shortening contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - lamb has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Shortening has signficantly more Vitamin E than lamb - lamb has 0.14mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and shortening has 6.1mg of Vitamin E.
Shortening has 904% more Vitamin K than lamb - lamb has 5.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and shortening has 53.2ug of Vitamin K.
Lamb has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both shortening and lamb contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
| Shortening | Lamb | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.1 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.25 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 6.7 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.68 MG | 0.66 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.001 MG | 0.14 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 19 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.61 UG |
Lamb has 21 times more calcium than shortening - lamb has 22mg of calcium per 100 grams and shortening has 1mg of calcium.
Lamb has signficantly more iron than shortening - lamb has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and shortening has 0.07mg of iron.
Lamb is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than shortening - lamb has 339mg of potassium per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, shortening has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than lamb per 100 grams.
| Shortening | Lamb | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 1.883 G | 0.26 G |
| Total | 1.883 G | 0.26 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, shortening has more linoleic acid than lamb per 100 grams.
| Shortening | Lamb | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.07 G |
| linoleic acid | 26.213 G | 1.07 G |
| Total | 26.213 G | 1.14 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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Shortening (Shortening, vegetable, household, composite) and Lamb (Lamb, ground, cooked, broiled) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||