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Beef Liver vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef Liver and lamb shoulder

  • Lamb shoulder has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, folate, and iron.
  • Beef Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2835% more.
  • Lamb shoulder is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 31% 245% 4761% 145% 213% 10% 46% 197%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 23% 76% 38% 122% 78% 8.5% 2.7% 139%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.9%
Contains more IronIron +222.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +12539.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1595.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 3147% 10% 18% 49% 790% 329% 427% 235% 8823% 8.3% 190% 232%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 23% 58% 125% 43% 28% 319% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +264.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1270%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +901.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +747.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2667.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1165%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Lamb shoulder DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 2.55µg 2835%
Copper 14.283mg 0.113mg 1574%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.25mg 244%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 0.71mg 128%
Cholesterol 396mg 92mg 101%
Choline 426mg 77%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.12mg 69%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 6.66mg 68%
Folate 253µg 20µg 58%
Iron 6.54mg 2.03mg 56%
Phosphorus 497mg 183mg 45%
Saturated fat 2.947g 8.74g 26%
Fats 5.26g 20.24g 23%
Selenium 36.1µg 25.4µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 8.3g 18%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.021mg 15%
Protein 29.08g 22.53g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.09mg 9%
Zinc 5.3mg 4.48mg 7%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Calories 191kcal 279kcal 4%
Potassium 352mg 259mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 1.61g 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.14mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 79mg 65mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 23mg 0%
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 0.964mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.087mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 1.753mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 1.99mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.578mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.714mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 5% 59% 2%
Protein: 29.08 g
Fats: 5.26 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 58.81 g
Other: 1.72 g
23% 20% 56%
Protein: 22.53 g
Fats: 20.24 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.92 g
Other: 1.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +31.3%
Contains more FatsFats +284.8%
~equal in Water ~55.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.947 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.109 g
47% 45% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.74 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.61 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +638.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/nutrients
  2. Lamb shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174329/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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