Ground Lamb

Lamb, Australian, ground, 85% lean / 15% fat, raw

Nutrition Facts

Serving sizeper 100g
Amount per serving
Calories255
% Daily Value
  • Total Fat 20,71 g27%
  • Saturated Fat 9,93 g50%
  • Trans Fat 1,63 g
  • Cholesterol 73 mg24%
  • Sodium 77 mg3%
  • Total Carbohydrate 0 g0%
  • Dietary Fiber
  • Total Sugars
  • Protein 17,14 g34%
  • Vitamin D
  • Calcium 9 mg1%
  • Iron 1,41 mg8%
  • Potassium
* 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.
100g of Lamb, ground, raw contains 255 kcal calories, 17,14g protein, and 1,41mg iron per USDA FoodData Central.

Calorie breakdown

How calories are distributed across macronutrients

255kcal
  • Protein27%(69 kcal)
  • Carbs0%(0 kcal)
  • Fat73%(186 kcal)

Nutrient density

19/ 100

Meets ≥10% Daily Value for 5 of 9 nutrients

Low nutrient density

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Omega-3 : Omega-6 ratio14.3 : 1 (ω-6 / ω-3)
poor
  • Ground Lamb has an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 14.3:1, which is considered poor for inflammatory balance.

Full nutrient breakdown

per 100g
Macronutrients
Macronutrients
NutrientAmount% DV
Calories

Total food energy released when the food is metabolized, expressed in kilocalories per 100 grams.

Also known as: Calories, kcal

255 kcal13%
Protein

Macronutrient made of amino acids; essential for building and repairing tissue, enzymes, and hormones.

17,14 g34%
Carbohydrates

Total carbohydrates, including sugars, starches, and fiber. The body's primary energy source.

Also known as: Carbohydrates

0 g0%
Total fat

Sum of all dietary fats (saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and trans). A concentrated energy source and carrier of fat-soluble vitamins.

Also known as: Total Lipid, Fat

20,71 g27%
Minerals
Minerals
NutrientAmount% DV
Sodium

Electrolyte that regulates fluid balance and nerve signaling. Most dietary sodium comes from salt; excess intake raises blood pressure.

Also known as: Salt (as Na)

77 mg3%
Calcium

Mineral essential for bone and teeth structure, muscle contraction, and blood clotting.

9 mg1%
Iron

Mineral required for oxygen transport in hemoglobin and for energy metabolism.

1,41 mg8%
Fat detail
Fat detail
NutrientAmount% DV
Saturated fat

Fat type typically solid at room temperature. High intake is associated with elevated LDL cholesterol.

Also known as: Saturated Fatty Acids, SFA

9,93 g50%
Monounsaturated fat

Fat with one double bond in its fatty-acid chain. Common in olive oil and avocados; linked to heart-health benefits.

Also known as: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, MUFA

7,95 g
Polyunsaturated fat

Fat with multiple double bonds, including essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Also known as: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, PUFA

1,12 g
Trans fat

Fat produced mainly by industrial hydrogenation. Associated with increased cardiovascular risk.

Also known as: Trans Fatty Acids

1,63 g
Cholesterol

Waxy sterol found in animal foods. The body also makes its own; dietary cholesterol has a limited effect on blood levels for most people.

73 mg24%
EPA (Omega-3)

Eicosapentaenoic acid, a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid found in fatty fish; supports cardiovascular and inflammatory balance.

Also known as: Eicosapentaenoic Acid

0,02 g
DHA (Omega-3)

Docosahexaenoic acid, a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid concentrated in fish; important for brain and eye health.

Also known as: Docosahexaenoic Acid

0,01 g
DPA (Omega-3)

Docosapentaenoic acid, an intermediate omega-3 fatty acid found alongside EPA and DHA in marine foods.

Also known as: Docosapentaenoic Acid

0,04 g
Other
Other
NutrientAmount% DV
Water

Water content of the food. Foods high in water tend to be lower in energy density and support hydration.

61,46 g

Compare 77 USDA variants

Variants of Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, raw cataloged in USDA FoodData Central, with calories and macros per 100 g.
VariantFDC IDCaloriesProtein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, raw1725726486,3068,9
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, cooked1725736399,4066,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17257419518,9012,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised17257523624,8014,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17257613520,505,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17257719027,308,1
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, shank half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17257820118,6013,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, shank half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17257923125,3013,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, shank half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17258013320,505,1
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin half, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17258121527,8010,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17258220818,3014,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17258323525,8013,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17258413220,404,9
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, center slice, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17258518326,807,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17258620319,3013,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17258721925,5012,3
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw1725881462106,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, grilled17258923432,2011,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17259025616,7020,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked17259129623,6021,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17259215519,408
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked17259323326,2013,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17259426216,5021,3
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17259529121,7022
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17259616419,109,1
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder ,blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17259723123,8014,4
Lamb, Australian, ground, 85% lean / 15% fat, rawcurrent17260825517,1020,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17265213623,404,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17265313622,305,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17265421532,109,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17265513123,104,3
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, seam fat, cooked17265655413,81,654,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, seam fat, raw17265745915,7044
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17265821927,5012
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17265918721011,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17266014323,205,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, denuded, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, cooked, grilled17266123633,2011,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rack, roast, frenched, denuded, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, cooked, roasted1726621932609,9
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rack, roast, frenched, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17266329126020,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17439722917,8017
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked17439825624,5016,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17439914220,306,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked17440020126,709,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17440112320,803,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised17440216527,505,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17440321518,2015,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17440424425,2015,1
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, shank half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17440518227,207,3
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin half, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17440625417,3020
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin half, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17440728124,9019,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin half, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17440813820,505,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17440918827,607,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, center slice, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17441019519,2012,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, center slice, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17441121525,5011,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, center slice, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17441214320,706,1
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled17441319226,508,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop/rack roast, frenched, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17441423721,3016,9
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, grilled17441530528,5021,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop/rack roast, frenched, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17441614724,105,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17441724317,1018,9
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised17441831129,7020,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17441913719,905,8
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised17442023834,2010,2
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17488519028,608,4
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised17488617430,705,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17488712222,503,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted1748881843106,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rack, roast, frenched, denuded, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, cooked, roasted17488917526,507,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rack, roast, frenched, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17489024428014,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, external fat, cooked17489153816,9052,3
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, external fat, raw17489248712,6048,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised17489320429,509,5
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, hindshank, heel on, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw17489419620,6012,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17489522630,20,111,6
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw1748961752209,7
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, tenderloin, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted17489718730,907
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, denuded, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, cooked, grilled17489827630,9017

Fatty acid profile

Breakdown of fats per 100 grams

19 g
  • Saturated52%(9,93 g)
  • Monounsaturated42%(7,95 g)
  • Polyunsaturated6%(1,12 g)

Household serving sizes

g
serving (4 oz)
113 g

Frequently asked questions about Ground Lamb

How many calories in Ground Lamb?

Ground Lamb contains 255 kcal per 100 grams, sourced from USDA FoodData Central.

How much cholesterol is in Ground Lamb?

Ground Lamb contains 73 mg cholesterol and 77 mg sodium per 100 grams, per USDA FoodData Central.

What are the macros in Ground Lamb?

Per 100 grams, Ground Lamb contains 17.14 g protein, 0 g carbohydrates, and 20.71 g total fat.

Is Ground Lamb good for keto or low-carb?

Yes — Ground Lamb has 0 g net carbs per 100 g, fitting a low-carb plan.

Where does Ground Lamb nutrition data come from?

Nutrition data for Ground Lamb is sourced from USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 172608). Browse the underlying record at https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172608/nutrients.

Diet compatibility

  • Low carbUnder 10 g of net carbs per 100 g — compatible with low-carb and moderate-carb eating patterns.
  • Keto-friendlyLow enough in net carbs and high enough in fat to fit a standard ketogenic macro split without adjustment.
  • Low sodiumUnder 140 mg of sodium per 100 g, the FDA threshold for "low sodium" labeling on packaged foods.
  • Paleo-friendlyFalls within whole-food paleo guidelines: no grains, legumes, dairy, or refined additives in the USDA category.
  • Gluten-freeFree of gluten-containing grains (wheat, rye, barley, malt) by USDA categorization. Verify packaging for heavily processed items.

Foods that pair well with Ground Lamb

Complementary ingredients from related USDA categories — useful starting points when planning a meal around Ground Lamb.

3 meal ideas using Ground Lamb

Starter templates matched to Ground Lamb's nutrient profile. Open the meal-plan generator to turn any of these into a full recipe with shopping list.

  • Breakfast

    Easy morning meal with ground Lamb

    Use ground Lamb alongside eggs, whole-grain toast, and fresh fruit for a breakfast that covers every macro without much effort.

  • Lunch

    Low-carb lunch built around ground Lamb

    A big leafy salad with ground Lamb, olive oil, seeds, and a hard-boiled egg keeps total carbs under 15 g while delivering satiating fats and protein.

  • Dinner

    Low-sodium dinner with ground Lamb

    Roast ground Lamb with olive oil, garlic, and fresh herbs — no added salt — and pair with a simple grain for a dinner under 600 mg of sodium.

Where does this data come from?

Nutrient values are sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database — the U.S. Department of Agriculture's authoritative reference for food composition. Values are averaged across multiple samples to give you a representative reading per 100 grams of edible portion.

Data sourced from USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID: 172608), accessed 2019-04-01.

Published: 2019-04-01

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