Chicken breast vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken breast and lamb shoulder different?

Chicken breast is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, and phosphorus; however, lamb shoulder is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, fats, iron, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb shoulder is 91% higher.
Chicken breast contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While chicken breast contains 0.64mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder contains only 0.12mg.
Chicken breast has less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken breast

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+78.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+109.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+314.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.7%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.021mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken breast

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+589.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	2.55µg	91%
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	6.66mg	51%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.12mg	40%
Saturated fat	1.29g	8.74g	34%
Zinc	1.08mg	4.48mg	31%
Fats	4.71g	20.24g	24%
Protein	33.44g	22.53g	22%
Choline	95.9mg		17%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	8.3g	16%
Iron	1.14mg	2.03mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.25mg	10%
Phosphorus	246mg	183mg	9%
Copper	0.054mg	0.113mg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	0.71mg	7%
Calories	187kcal	279kcal	5%
Folate	4µg	20µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	1.61g	4%
Magnesium	31mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin D*	5 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Potassium	276mg	259mg	1%
Sodium	79mg	65mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Selenium	26.2µg	25.4µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.09mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Cholesterol	91mg	92mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	18mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g		N/A