Chicken meat vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and lamb ribs

Chicken meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lamb ribs is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, copper, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb ribs covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 80% more than chicken meat.
Lamb ribs has 4 times less vitamin B6 than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while lamb ribs has 0.11mg.
Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, rib, 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 meat

Lamb ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+15%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.5%
Contains more IronIron	+27%
Contains more CopperCopper	+74.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+79.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11%

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~21.8µg

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 meat

Lamb ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+263.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+643.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.23µg	80%
Saturated fat	3.79g	12.77g	41%
Fats	13.6g	29.82g	25%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.11mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	12.52g	18%
Zinc	1.94mg	3.49mg	14%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Protein	27.3g	21.12g	12%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	6.75mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.63mg	8%
Calories	239kcal	359kcal	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	2.17g	5%
Copper	0.066mg	0.115mg	5%
Selenium	23.9µg	21.8µg	4%
Iron	1.26mg	1.6mg	4%
Cholesterol	88mg	97mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.21mg	3%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Phosphorus	182mg	166mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.09mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.1mg	1%
Potassium	223mg	271mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	22mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sodium	82mg	73mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.019mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.642mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.865mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.542mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.86mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.669mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		N/A