Chicken gizzard vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken gizzard and pork shoulder

Chicken gizzard has more selenium, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, and copper; however, pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin D.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for chicken gizzard is 100% higher.
Pork shoulder has 3 times less iron than chicken gizzard. Chicken gizzard has 3.19mg of iron, while pork shoulder has 1.05mg.
Pork shoulder is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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.

Chicken gizzard

Pork shoulder

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+203.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+572.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+61.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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.

Chicken gizzard

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+40.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+72.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2850%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+390.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	370mg	71mg	100%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.767mg	62%
Selenium	41.1µg	25.5µg	28%
Iron	3.19mg	1.05mg	27%
Protein	30.39g	17.18g	26%
Saturated fat	0.67g	6.24g	25%
Fats	2.68g	17.99g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.348mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	0.528g	8.01g	19%
Zinc	4.42mg	2.7mg	16%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	0.74µg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.353g	1.92g	10%
Vitamin D	0IU	70IU	9%
Copper	0.161mg	0.084mg	9%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.7µg	9%
Choline	104.4mg	60.6mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.468mg	0.719mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.275mg	5%
Calories	154kcal	236kcal	4%
Vitamin B3	3.12mg	3.833mg	4%
Potassium	179mg	302mg	4%
Magnesium	3mg	18mg	4%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.011mg	3%
Phosphorus	189mg	182mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	0.13g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.208mg	0%
Threonine		0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.781mg	0%
Leucine		1.36mg	0%
Lysine		1.531mg	0%
Methionine		0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.681mg	0%
Valine		0.921mg	0%
Histidine		0.656mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g		N/A