Nutrition for Raw Lamb (ground)

Raw Lamb Nutrition Summary

One ounce of raw ground raw lamb (28.4 grams) contains 80 calories and 4.7 grams of protein. Raw lamb consist of 60% water, 17% protein, 23% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.

Raw lamb is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including potassium. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus and choline.

In one ounce of raw ground raw lamb:

• Calories: 80
• Protein: 4.7 g
• Fat: 6.6 g, (Saturated: 2.9 g)
• Cholesterol: 20.7 mg
• Sodium: 16.7 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar or dietary fiber in raw lamb.

See the Raw Lamb Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Lamb, ground, raw.

Calories in Raw Lamb

Raw lamb has 80 calories per ounce or 282 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and protein.

76% of calories in raw lamb are from fat and 24% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Raw Lamb

Calories Similar to Raw Lamb

Some other proteins with similar calories to raw lamb by weight:

• Lamb: same
• Beef: -1 calories
• Spam: +3 calories
• Pork: +4 calories

Protein in Raw Lamb

An excellent source of protein, a single ounce of Raw Lamb contains 9% of recommended daily values or 4.7 grams of protein. In addition, raw lamb is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 4.69 g
• Tryptophan: 0.05 g
• Threonine: 0.2 g
• Isoleucine: 0.23 g
• Leucine: 0.37 g
• Lysine: 0.41 g
• Methionine: 0.12 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.19 g
• Valine: 0.25 g
• Histidine: 0.15 g

Protein Similar to Raw Lamb

Some other proteins with similar amounts of protein to raw lamb by weight:

• Chicken Leg: -0.1 grams
• Chicken Quarter: -0.1 grams
• Ham: -0.1 grams
• Raw Pork: +0.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Raw Lamb

An good source of nutrients, ground raw lamb contains abundant amounts of potassium. In fact, a single ounce of raw lamb contains 3% of recommended daily values or 62.9 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in raw lamb (1 oz):

• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 1.7 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
• Folate: 5.1 ug
• Vitamin b12: 0.7 ug
• Vitamin k: 1 ug

Minerals in raw lamb (1 oz):

• Calcium: 4.5 mg
• Potassium: 62.9 mg
• Iron: 0.4 mg
• Magnesium: 6 mg
• Zinc: 1 mg
• Selenium: 5.3 ug
• Phosphorus: 44.5 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Choline: 19.6 mg

There is no significant amounts of manganese, vitamin a, pantothenic acid or vitamin c in raw lamb.

Similar to Raw Lamb for Potassium

Here are some other proteins with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to raw lamb:

• Raw Turkey: +0.57 MG
• Raw Beef: -1.1 MG
• Turkey: +4.8 MG
• Chicken Leg: -5.4 MG

Raw Lamb Nutrition Chart