In contrast, goat meat has lower amounts of fat and more protein and can be advisable for people trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. I don’t like lamb. While this all sounds very simple, there are further key differences between the two types of meat. What a pity it is not illegal” -Voltaire   Well, I don’t know about vanilla ice cream in general, but there…, “My stomach keened for the café counters of Madrid: the feathery shrimps, the sizzling saucers of garlicky kidneys and prawns. Usually the darker the meat is, the older the animal is. Lamb meat or mutton has moderate amounts of vitamin D and vitamin B6, whereas goat meat completely lacks in those. Goats have horns and are covered in a fur coat, whereas hornless sheep are most often coated with wool. They belong to separate species, and have distinct physical appearances. All in all, both meats can be equally recommended for consumption depending on personal preference and health status. (n.d.). “And I can cut the mutton to’t” responds the food-focused Sir Toby Belch. Sheep are kept in much larger quantities in the European Union, as opposed to goats. Grain feeding goats increases this ratio, however it also increases the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio to an unfavourable level (2). Goat meat, having more protein and less fat compared to lamb and mutton, is considered to be leaner and overall a healthier choice, however when it comes to micronutrients, both meats contain different valuable minerals and vitamins. An animal is considered a lamb up to one year of age and right up to the point when it is introduced to the opposite sex for matting. The United Kingdom is next in line with less than 50 thousand tonnes of sheep and goat products per year (13). In fact in many parts of the world, in the middle east for example, in India and in Asia, its fuller-fatted flavour, and the finer grain it develops as it munches away at heather and herbs, still is very much appreciated. https://globalanimalpartnership.org/about/news/post/how-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-sheep-and-goats/, https://academic.oup.com/af/article/4/4/33/4638810, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305369283_The_quality_of_goat_meat_and_it's_impact_on_human_health, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1467-3010.2001.00179.x, http://www.maso-international.cz/download/012016_19_23.pdf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47642469_Antimicrobial_Resistance_of_Major_Foodborne_Pathogens_from_Major_Meat_Products, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40833899_Thyroid_volume_selenium_levels_and_nutritional_habits_in_a_rural_region_in_Albania, https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/exposures/meat-fish-dairy, https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/meat-preparation/focus-on-lambfrom-farm-to-table/ct_index, https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/meat-preparation/goat-from-farm-to-table/CT_Index, http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/en/meat/backgr_sources.html, https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/animals-and-animal-products/animal-products/lamb-mutton-and-goatmeat_en, https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/sheep-meat-dashboard_en.pdf, https://www.statista.com/search/?q=lamb+and+goat+consumption%5C&Search=&qKat=search. Curry and other Indian dishes: Of course, there’s lots of mutton around – slow-growing lambs for example, too small to butcher before the allocated 12 months are still slaughtered and sold for meat, but it tends to be bought by Indian restaurants – mutton has a strong flavour which can stand up to the fiery Indian spices (in India and Asia sometimes ‘mutton’ refers to goat). Lamb or mutton has more than double of the amount of calories, compared to goat meat. A lamb is a young sheep, the offspring of the ewe. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food, Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. As Tom Fort describes in The Literary Review, in this ‘exceptional book’ the humble sheep is transformed from ‘bleating booby to doughty, hardy, resourceful, tasty, indispensable four-legged hero of the uplands’. The difference between lamb, hogget, and mutton. For ground lamb or goat meat, as well as mixtures such as meat loaf, the safest minimum internal temperature is 145°F (63°C),  preferably  measured by a food thermometer before removing the meat from the heat source. Goat meat, in general, is higher in minerals. because there is also a price difference – the price of lamb is about double the price of mutton, but the mutton chops and loin can be just as tender. So it is literally worth experimenting….