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

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Summary of differences between chicken liver and lamb shoulder

Lamb shoulder has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B6, selenium, and copper than chicken liver.
Chicken liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 585% more than lamb shoulder.
Lamb shoulder has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, liver, all classes, raw 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.

Chicken liver

Lamb shoulder

Contains more IronIron	+342.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+335.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1114.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+67.8%

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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 liver

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+238.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+611.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+777.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+610.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+550.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2840%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	16.58µg	2.55µg	585%
Vitamin A	3296µg	0µg	366%
Folate	588µg	20µg	142%
Vitamin B2	1.778mg	0.25mg	118%
Vitamin B5	6.233mg	0.71mg	110%
Iron	8.99mg	2.03mg	87%
Cholesterol	345mg	92mg	84%
Vitamin B6	0.853mg	0.12mg	56%
Selenium	54.6µg	25.4µg	53%
Copper	0.492mg	0.113mg	42%
Choline	194.4mg		35%
Saturated fat	1.563g	8.74g	33%
Fats	4.83g	20.24g	24%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	0mg	20%
Vitamin B3	9.728mg	6.66mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	1.249g	8.3g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.305mg	0.09mg	18%
Zinc	2.67mg	4.48mg	16%
Phosphorus	297mg	183mg	16%
Protein	16.92g	22.53g	11%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.021mg	10%
Calories	119kcal	279kcal	8%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.14mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.306g	1.61g	2%
Potassium	230mg	259mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Carbs	0.73g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.73g	0g	N/A
Sodium	71mg	65mg	0%
Trans fat	0.065g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.176mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.725mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.512mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.332mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.432mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.824mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.998mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.507mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.475g		N/A