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How Does LAMB Compare?

MEAT, skinned and fat trimmed. All cooked with dry heat (broiled). Three ounce serving.        Fat
     (grams)
Saturated Fat
     (grams)
Cholesterol
(milligrams)
  Calories
          DOMESTIC           
LAMB, center cut leg         6.6         2.4         76      162
BEEF, center cut leg         6.6         2.4         69      164
PORK, center cut leg         8.0         2.8         80      179
CHICKEN, dark meat         8.3         2.3         79      174
CHICKEN, light meat         3.8         1.1         72      147
TURKEY, dark meat         6.1         2.1         72      158
TURKEY, light meat         2.7         0.9         59      133
        WILD GAME        
ANTELOPE         2.6         n/a       126      150
BISON         2.4         n/a         82      143
DEER         3.2         n/a       112      158
DUCK       11.2         n/a         89      201
ELK         1.9         n/a         73      146
FISH, snapper         1.8         n/a         46      129
MOOSE         <1         n/a         78      134
RABBIT, domestic         6.3         n/a         64      154
RABBIT, wild         3.5         n/a       123      117
SQUIRREL         3.6         n/a         95      136
n/a = not available

SOURCE: American Sheep Industry Assn, University of Texas Health Science Center and United States Department of Agriculture.
Copyright 1997