Chicken meat vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between chicken meat and lamb shoulder
- Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, yet lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B2, and copper.
- Lamb shoulder covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 94% more than chicken meat.
- Chicken meat contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While chicken meat contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder contains only 0.12mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in chicken meat is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +20% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +61.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +71.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +130.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -20.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +92.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +27.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +45.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +42.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +48.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +750% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 2.55µg | 94% |
Saturated fat | 3.79g | 8.74g | 23% |
Zinc | 1.94mg | 4.48mg | 23% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 0.12mg | 22% |
Choline | 65.9mg | 12% | |
Vitamin B3 | 8.487mg | 6.66mg | 11% |
Fats | 13.6g | 20.24g | 10% |
Protein | 27.3g | 22.53g | 10% |
Iron | 1.26mg | 2.03mg | 10% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.97g | 1.61g | 9% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.34g | 8.3g | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.03mg | 0.71mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.168mg | 0.25mg | 6% |
Vitamin A | 48µg | 0µg | 5% |
Copper | 0.066mg | 0.113mg | 5% |
Folate | 5µg | 20µg | 4% |
Selenium | 23.9µg | 25.4µg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
Calories | 239kcal | 279kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.063mg | 0.09mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
Sodium | 82mg | 65mg | 1% |
Potassium | 223mg | 259mg | 1% |
Cholesterol | 88mg | 92mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
Magnesium | 23mg | 23mg | 0% |
Calcium | 15mg | 18mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 182mg | 183mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.305mg | 0.263mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.128mg | 0.964mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.362mg | 1.087mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.986mg | 1.753mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.223mg | 1.99mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.726mg | 0.578mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.061mg | 0.917mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.325mg | 1.216mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.802mg | 0.714mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.01g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.04g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.02g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
27.3 g
Fats:
13.6 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.45 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
22.53 g
Fats:
20.24 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
55.92 g
Other:
1.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +21.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +48.8% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
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Water
~55.92g
~equal in
Other
~1.31g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.97 g
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 | -56.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +84.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +55.4% |