Nutrient composition of Spanish small ruminants

•Meat from small ruminants in Spain is obtained mainly from suckling kids and lambs and light lambs.•The leg and shoulder have less fat content than the loin + rack.•Small ruminants’ meat is high in protein, zinc, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamin and low in sodium.•This meat can be claimed as a source of selenium, phosphorus, potassium and niacin.